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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (Photo) has started a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi here on Tuesday (Oct 13), and the status and availability of the Covid-19 vaccines produced in China will be the highlight.
Hishammuddin and Wang are scheduled for a face-to-face chat before proceeding to a bilateral meeting at a hotel here.
Discussions between the two leaders would include opportunities to enhance economic cooperation, post-pandemic collaborations, and strengthening existing ties and cooperative efforts between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing.
According to a Malaysian official, regional and global issues of common concern, including the South China Sea, will also be discussed.
Securing the vaccine for Covid-19 has been a primary mission for all countries as the deadly virus continues to wreak havoc, to date killing more than one million people and infecting more than 37.7 million people worldwide. .
Wang told Asean foreign ministers at a videoconference meeting in September that China would prioritize the distribution of the vaccines to Asean countries after the republic meets its domestic needs.
Wang, who is also a State Councilor of China, is currently on an official visit to various Asean countries, with Cambodia being his first stop, before arriving here on Monday (October 12).
He is scheduled to depart for Singapore later Tuesday and conclude his tour with visits to Laos and Thailand.
He had last visited Malaysia in 2018. – Bernama
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