China, Singapore will always be Malaysia's key trade partners despite differences: Mahathir
2019-03-20 09:32:05 source：The Straits Times
March 19, 2019
KUALA LUMPUR - China and Singapore will always be Malaysia's key trade partners despite differences in views, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad told international investors gathered for a conference in the Malaysian capital.
This was the latest assurance Putrajaya to the two countries that their ongoing disputes with Malaysia will not dampen economic ties with the country, the Malay Mail reported on Tuesday (March 19).
"We may have differences of views - as with Singapore and China - but let me tell you we see them as close partners," Dr Mahathir said in his keynote address at the Invest Malaysia 2019 conference according to the report.
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