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Singapore Prime Minister visits Malaysia to boost ties

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Kuala Lumpur on May 9 to meet his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad.
Singapore Prime Minister visits Malaysia to boost ties ảnh 1Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Mrs Lee pose for a photo with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his wife Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, on May 19, 2018. (Photo: MCI)

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – SingaporeanPrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived in Kuala Lumpur on May 9 to meet hisMalaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad.

PM Lee was the second foreign leader -after Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah - to meet Mahathir since he was sworn inas Malaysia's seventh prime minister on May 10, after his Pakatan Harapan (PH)coalition won the May 9 general election.

In an official tweet, the Malaysian PM saidthe two leaders had a 30-minute talk about bilateral relations.

PM Lee also met PH presidential councilmember Anwar Ibrahim together with Deputy Prime Minister Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.-VNA
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