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MEETING BETWEEN THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MALAYSIA, YB DATO’ SERI DIRAJA DR. ZAMBRY ABD KADIR AND THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, HIS EXCELLENCY DR. VIVIAN BALAKRISNAN

 

MEETING BETWEEN THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MALAYSIA,  

YB DATO’ SERI DIRAJA DR. ZAMBRY ABD KADIR AND

THE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE,

 HIS EXCELLENCY DR. VIVIAN BALAKRISHNAN

 

On 16 January 2023, I had a meeting with my counterpart, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, His Excellency Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan in conjunction with his Working Visit to Malaysia from 15 to 18 January 2023. This was our first official meeting since I took office as the Minister of Foreign Affairs on 2 December 2022.

During the meeting, we both reaffirmed the excellent and longstanding relations between Malaysia and Singapore. As close neighbours and members of ASEAN and the Asia Pacific, we highlighted the importance of working together to strengthening bilateral cooperation and exploring win-win collaboration, including in resolving outstanding issues.

We are committed to continue positive engagements through the existing bilateral mechanisms and emphasized on resolving issues harmoniously and finding amicable solutions to preserve the strong Malaysia-Singapore bilateral relations.

We both also discussed how the two countries can move forward in bringing the relationship to greater heights. To this end, we touched on the Official Visit by YAB Prime Minister to the Republic of Singapore scheduled to be held by end of this month, as well as the proposed State Visit by President Halimah Yacob to Malaysia in March 2023.

This meeting underscores the longstanding relations and the ongoing efforts to strengthen existing close ties between Malaysia and Singapore, under the new Unity Government.

 

YB Dato’ Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

17 January 2023

 


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LIST OF CONVENTIONS / TREATIES THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED INTO BAHASA MELAYU

Ratified by Malaysia

1. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW
   
2. Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC
 
2.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostiitution and child pornography
2.2 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict ; and
   
3. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, CRPD 
   
4. Geneva Convention
 
4.1 Geneva Convention For The Amelioration Of The Condition Of The Wounded And Sick In Armed Forces In The Field Of 12 August 1949
4.2 Geneva Convention For The Amelioration Of The Condition Of Wounded, Sick And Shipwrecked Members Of Armed Forces At Sea Of 12 August 1949
4.3 Geneva Convention Relative To The Treatment Of Prisoners Of War Of 12 August 1949
4.4 Geneva Convention Relative To The Protection Of Civilian Persons In Time Of War Of 12 August 1949
   

Yet to ratify

5. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 
   
6. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, CEDAW 
   
7. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure
   
8. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment – CAT
 
8.1 Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
   
9. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - ICCPR
 
9.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: and
9.2 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of death penalty
   
10. International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - ICERD
   
11. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - ICESR
 
11.1 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
   
12. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance - ICPED
   
13. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families - ICRMW
   
14. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951;
 
14.1 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1967
   
15. Rome Statute
   

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