SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday (Mar 1) congratulated Mr Muhyiddin Yassin on becoming Malaysias eighth prime minister, while inviting his counterpart to visit Singapore soon.
Posting on his Facebook page, Mr Lee said that he has spoken to Mr Muhyiddin on the phone to congratulate him.
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He recounted that he had first met Mr Muhyiddin in 1985, when he accompanied Dr Tony Tan, then Singapores Minister for Trade and Industry, to Kuala Lumpur for an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers Meeting.
Mr Muhyiddin, then the Deputy Minister in the Malaysian Ministry of Trade and Industry, had received them at the airport, said Mr Lee.
“Since then, we have had many opportunities to work with Tan Sri Muhyiddin, both at the Federal level in his various Cabinet appointments, and when he was Menteri Besar of Johor,” said Mr Lee.
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“I am confident that Singapores long-standing and multi-faceted relationship with Malaysia will grow under Tan Sri Muhyiddins leadership, and benefit both our peoples.”
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Mr Lee added: “I invited Tan Sri Muhyiddin to visit Singapore soon, and look forward to meeting him again. We will have much to discuss, especially in this challenging global environment.”
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