Malaysia re-affirms commitment to cooperate with ASEAN partners in COVID-19 combat
Malaysia pledged to work closely with other ASEAN member nations in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.
Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah. (Photo: VNA)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia pledged to work closely with other ASEAN member nations in thefight against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Malaysian Foreign MinisterSaifuddin Abdullah.
Saifuddin made the promise on November 9 as he has been accompanying Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri on an official visit to Indonesia.
He said that ASEAN HealthMinisters have regularly discussed and exchanged information on COVID-19 responsemeasures.
The ASEAN member nations are always wary of new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virusand also very optimistic about the effectiveness of vaccination programmesagainst COVID-19, he added.
🔴 Earlier, Saifuddin metwith a number of representatives of Indonesian agencies and organisations toshare ideas about cultural diplomacy - a new initiative he is chairing at the MalaysianMinistry of Foreign Affairs./.
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Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah. (Photo: VNA) 
