“We agreed on the way forward to solve the Seletar airport issue, and the civil aviation authorities of both countries will continue the discussions on the technical aspects,” he wrote on Facebook after his third meeting with Khaw.

Economic Affairs Minister Mohamed Azmin had announced that the meeting was to take place tomorrow, but it was held today without the press getting wind of it.

Khaw also said on Facebook that Singapore had suggested extending the mutual suspension of Malaysia’s Restricted Area (RA) over Pasir Gudang and Singapore’s Instrument Landing System (ILS) procedures at Seletar Airport.

“It is to give the officials more discussion time to reach a win-win outcome.

“He (Loke) will take my suggestion back to his Cabinet colleagues,” he said in his posting which was accompanied by a photograph of him and Loke.

On Jan 8, Malaysia and Singapore agreed to immediately suspend the RA over Pasir Gudang and the ILS procedures at Seletar Airport for one month.

Khaw said he and Loke would meet again after Chinese New Year to continue the airspace discussion.

Their two earlier meetings were held in Putrajaya and Bangkok.