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HSR meeting likely in early August, S'pore's July 31 deadline only ‘a suggestion’: M'sian minister
TMI file photoA showcase of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) project in October 2017.
Published01 AUGUST, 2018
UPDATED 01 AUGUST, 2018
KUALA LUMPUR ― A bilateral meeting to discuss the fate of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) will likely take place early this month, Malaysian Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali has said, after a deadline lapsed for Putrajaya to indicate its official position on the strained project.
Singapore's Ministry of Transport
said on July 20 that it had asked the Malaysian government to clarify its official position on the HSR, in writing, by July 31 and to indicate, also by that date, if it still wished to hold bilateral talks on the 350km line, scheduled for completion by 2026.
Speaking to reporters on Tuesday (July 31), Mr Azmin dismissed the deadline set by Singapore as a “suggestion”.
“That is Singapore’s suggestion. As I mentioned in my letter last week [to Singapore] we will firm up the date,” he added. “We are quite occupied for Parliament, hopefully we will meet in early August."