No urgency to renegotiate Singapore water deal: Dr M

KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): There is no urgency for Malaysia to renegotiate the terms of the water supply deal with Singapore, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said.

“The (review of the 1962) water supply agreement is not urgent. We have many more pressing issues to focus on right now,” he told a press conference on Monday.

“Since the reporter asked, I mentioned it,” he said, referring to his earlier interview with Bloomberg Television where he was quoted as saying that Malaysia is seeking to renegotiate the longstanding water supply agreement with Singapore.

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