S'pore downplays problems with KL

S'pore downplays problems with KL

SINGAPORE (AP): Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong will seek a broad base of cooperation during a two-day visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital, according to an interview published yesterday.

"I go up with a positive outlook, not to think there are problems to be solved, but how we can work together," he told the Straits Times.

Goh downplayed suggestions that the meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohammad would be preoccupied with problems between the two neighbors.

One of the main points of bilateral contention has been the supply of water from Malaysia, which Singapore depends on.

"I would not want to approach it on an issues basis," Goh said.