Malaysia, Singapore End Two-Day Meeting Today

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 (Bernama) — Senior officials from Malaysia and Singapore ended their two-day ‘Third Meeting of the Malaysia-Singapore Joint Implementation Team’ (MSJIT) here Thursday.

The meeting discussed the implementation details arising from an agreement reached between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong at the Leaders’ Retreat on May 24, this year.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman and his Singapore counterpart George Yeo said in a joint press statement that both sides were pleased with the momentum of the MSJIT process and the progress achieved so far.

“It was agreed that the next MSJIT meeting would be held in Singapore at the earliest convenience. The MSJIT will complete its work by Dec 31, 2010,” the ministers said.

During the Leaders’ Retreat, Malaysia agreed, among other things, to move the Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) station in Tanjong Pagar to the Woodlands Train Checkpoint (WTCP) by July 1, next year.

Malaysia will also co-locate its railway, customs, immigration and quarantine facilities at the WTCP.

A rapid transit system link between Tanjung Puteri in Johor Baharu and Singapore, aimed at enhancing connectivity between the two countries, is to be jointly developed.

The foreign ministry’s secretary-general, Datuk Mohd Radzi Abdul Rahman, led the Malaysian delegation while Singapore was led by its Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bilahari Kausikan at the meeting here.

– BERNAMA