Asean, Japan team up in Covid-19 fight
Datuk Seri Azmin Ali speaks during an Asean-Japan video conference in Kuala Lumpur July 29, 2020. — Picture courtesy of the Ministry of International Trade & Industry
Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said he hoped that the action plan and all its initiatives will be executed in a timely and effective manner in order to achieve all the objectives. Azmin said it was commendable that Asean and Japan have initiated this collaborative work to safeguard the lives and livelihoods of their people.
“In this regard, I believe Japan could play an instrumental role in the context of Asean Plus Three,” he said.
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