S'pore dismisses Gus Dur's remarks

S'pore dismisses Gus Dur's remarks

SINGAPORE (Agencies): Singapore denied on Tuesday that Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew had suggested that Indonesia's President Abdurrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid might step down in two months.

Abdurrahman had previously stated that Lee, during a meeting between them last month, had suggested that the Indonesian President would soon step down.

In a report in Thailand's Bangkok Post on Sunday, Abdurrahman repeated these comments saying that Lee had suggested that the President might "step down in two months."

Singapore's foreign affairs ministry said in a statement that Lee "had no reason" to make such a remark.

Lee stepped down as Singapore's prime minister in 1990 after nearly three decades in power. He continues to wield considerable political clout as a senior minister.

Singapore's statement on Tuesday was the second of its kind dismissing Abdurrahman's comments.