Singapore's remarks on water agreement 'reckless': Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin
2019-03-13 09:15:42 source：The Straits Times
March 12, 2019
Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has hit back at his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan, saying recent criticisms by Dr Balakrishnan on Malaysia's bid to review the 1962 Water Agreement were "reckless".
"First, he accused Malaysia of not respecting the 1962 agreement by saying we can no longer review it after 25 years," Mr Saifuddin said in Parliament on Tuesday (March 12), according to Malaysian media.
"So I don't understand what English is used by the Singaporean Foreign Minister to interpret it in such a manner," he said in response to a question by lawmaker Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar - a former minister of natural resources and environment - on the terms of reference for the water agreement discussion.
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