Singapore Prime Minister Visiting Malaysia On Tuesday

22 June 2010 , By Bernama

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make a one-day visit to Malaysia on Tuesday.

Wisma Putra said in a statement here Monday that Lee will have a four-eye meeting with his counterpart Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and co-chair the Delegation Meeting.

Both Prime Ministers will then be holding a joint press conference.

According to Wisma Putra, both leaders are expected to follow up on the valuation of land and the proposal of the land swap discussed during the Leaders' Retreat in Singapore on May 23 and 24.

"The visit will further strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries," said the Foreign Ministry.

Lee will be accompanied by the republic's Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo, National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan, Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam and senior officials from various ministries.

Najib will also host a dinner for the visiting delegation.

During the meeting in Singapore last month, Malaysia and Singapore agreed to resolve several outstanding issues, including the agreement to move the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station to the Woodlands train checkpoint by July 1 next year under the enhanced Points of Agreement (PoA).

Both leaders agreed that a Malaysia-Singapore joint company, known as M-S Pte Ltd, be established before Dec 31 this year to develop the land vacated by KTMB.

On the water issue, upon the expiry of the 1961 Water Agreement on July 1 next year, Singapore would hand over the Skudai waterworks to the Johor water authorities free of charge and in good working order.