Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met here on Thursday with visiting Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim and both sides reaffirmed the importance of having good neighborly relations between the two countries.
During the meeting, Lee responded positively to a suggestion by Malaysian Johor's Chief Minister Abdul Ghani Othman to link up the urban rails of Singapore and Johor Bahru.
The proposal will be discussed by a joint ministerial committee.
Rais Yatim, who arrived here on Thursday, also discussed with his Singapore counterpart George Yeo the ways of how to further integrate the two countries' economies and exchanged views on recent developments in Malaysia and bilateral relations with Singapore's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.
Rais Yatim told a press conference later Thursday that between the two neighboring countries, there is only a one-way street, that is to forge ahead together for a future within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and to share the good fortunes of what the world will offer.
Singapore is the first stop in a series of introductory visits by Rais Yatim, who was appointed Malaysia's foreign minister after the March general elections.
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