May 02, 2021 | 19:10 (GMT+7)
Singapore, Malaysia postpone leaders’ annual meeting due to COVID-19
Foreign ministries of Singapore and Malaysia on May 2 said the 10th meeting between Prime Ministers of the two countries has been postponed to later this year due to COVID-19.
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COVID-19 is complicated in Southeast Asia countries, including Singapore and Malaysia. (Photo for illustration) |
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Muhyiddin Yassin were initially scheduled to meet on May 3.
The information came following the visit to Singapore from May 1-2 by Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.
Singapore has to tighten COVID-19 prevention and control measures, given a spike in community infections over the past week. Malaysia said it will do the same to cope with a surge in COVID-10 cases over the past two weeks.
Source: VNA