Malaysia, S'pore to settle disputes

Malaysia, S'pore to settle disputes

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Senior officials from Malaysia and Singapore will meet in the next two weeks in an attempt to resolve long-standing bilateral squabbles, Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said on Friday.

"The faster they (discussions) can be held, the better," Syed Hamid was quoted as saying by the official Bernama news agency during a visit to the southern state of Johor.

"Let the officials discuss whatever is necessary... only then will we know what can be decided. If there is anything (problems), they will report it at the ministerial level."

Syed Hamid added that the senior officials would attempt to settle a number of disputes as a "package", a plan agreed upon by leaders of both countries in December.