Mahathir, Goh hold talks

Mahathir, Goh hold talks

SINGAPORE (AFP): Visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met with his Singapore counterpart Goh Chok Tong on Saturday for talks on bilateral and regional matters, officials said.

"The two leaders reviewed regional developments, and exchanged views on the forthcoming ASEAN summit," a spokesman for Goh's office said.

Malaysia and Singapore are both members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which also groups Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

ASEAN leaders are due to meet this month in Bangkok for annual summit talks.

Goh and Mahathir also discussed Singapore-Malaysian relations and "agreed to explore new areas within a wider framework of bilateral ties," officials said, but no details were available.