Najib's visit to Singapore to further boost bilateral ties

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's visit to Singapore on Monday and Tuesday will pave the way for more collaborations and further enhance the already strong bilateral economic ties between the two neighbouring countries, says Malaysia High Commissioner to Singapore, Datuk Md. Hussin Nayan.

"The current bilateral relations have improved tremendously. In conjunction with our Prime Minister's visit here, we could expect greater collaborative effort in commercial interests and facilitated by the government."

Najib will be on an official working visit to Singapore and Iskandar Malaysia, Johor on Feb 18-19, in conjunction with the 4th Malaysia-Singapore Leaders' Retreat.

The Leaders' Retreat is the highest-level bilateral forum for discussions on a range of bilateral and regional issues of mutual interest to Malaysia and Singapore.

The prime minister will be accompanied by his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman, a number of Cabinet ministers and senior government officials.

Md. Hussin said the Leaders' Retreat is an annual event, and leaders of both countries are also scheduled to review the progress of the on-going projects by Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd in Singapore and Iskandar Malaysia.

"There could also be announcements of new projects which itself indicates further progress in our bilateral relations," he said, adding: "Let's wait for the prime minister to announce."

Earlier in a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Najib and his counterpart, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, are scheduled to officiate the unveiling of the joint developments by Khazanah and Temasek in Singapore and Iskandar Malaysia.

It said the joint developments are the Marina One project and DUO project undertaken by M+S Pte Ltd in Singapore, and the Urban Wellness and Resort Wellness projects by Pulau Indah Ventures Sdn Bhd in Iskandar Malaysia.