WORKING VISIT OF
HIS EXCELLENCY LEE HSIEN LOONG,
PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE
TO MALAYSIA, 19 JULY 2016
His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore will undertake a working visit to Malaysia on 19 July 2016. During the visit, YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia and His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong will be witnessing the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Malaysia and the Government of the Republic of Singapore concerning the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail.
His Excellency Lee Hsien Loong is also scheduled to have a four-eyed meeting with YAB Prime Minister to discuss bilateral issues of mutual concern.
Malaysia and Singapore enjoy excellent ties in various sectors including trade and investment, social, education, defence and security, as well as people-to-people relations. In 2015, Singapore was Malaysia’s 2nd largest trading partner globally and largest trading partner among member countries of ASEAN. Total trade between the two countries was recorded at RM190.6 billion (US$48.8 billion) in 2015.
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, MALAYSIA
Putrajaya
18 July 2016