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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Congratulatory Telephone Call to Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob

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Malaysia

22 August 2021

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a telephone call to Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob this morning, to congratulate Prime Minister Ismail Sabri on his appointment as the 9thP...

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Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made a telephone call to Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob this morning, to congratulate Prime Minister Ismail Sabri on his appointment as the 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia. Both Prime Ministers reaffirmed Singapore and Malaysia’s longstanding, deep, and broad-ranging relations, and looked forward to working closely together to confront our shared challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Lee has also written a congratulatory letter to Prime Minister Ismail Sabri. The text of the letter is appended.

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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

SINGAPORE

22 AUGUST 2021

21 August 2021

Dear Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri,

                     Warmest congratulations on being sworn in as Malaysia’s 9th Prime Minister.

                     With your wealth of experience in public service and government, including having helmed multiple Ministries prior to your appointments as Deputy Prime Minister and Senior Minister, I am confident that Malaysia will continue to prosper under your leadership as Prime Minister.

                     Malaysia and Singapore enjoy deep, warm, and multi-faceted relations. We share many common interests, and our peoples have familial ties across the border. Over the years, Singapore has cooperated closely with successive Malaysian governments to confront our shared challenges, including this pandemic. You have contributed significantly to strengthening bilateral cooperation, including co-chairing the Singapore-Malaysia Special Working Committee on COVID-19 to oversee the continued movement of people and goods across our borders.

                      I have every confidence that our relationship will continue to flourish. I look forward to meeting you soon, and working with you to expand our cooperation for mutual benefit. I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to make an official visit to Singapore for us to discuss how we can partner each other to take our friendship further.

                     Ho Ching and I send our best wishes for you and Datin Seri Muhaini Zainal Abidin’s continued good health and happiness.

Yours sincerely,

LEE HSIEN LOONG

YAB Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Prime Minister

Malaysia

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