PARTICIPATION OF YB SENIOR MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON VACCINE COOPERATION 5 AUGUST 2021
YB Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein will participate at the first meeting of the International Forum on Vaccine Cooperation at 8 pm on 5 August 2021 via an online meeting platform.
The Forum which is organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, is to be chaired by H.E Wang Yi, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. Discussions will be focused on vaccine production capacity and technology collaboration, towards greater vaccine accessibility and affordability for developing countries to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
The focus of YB Senior Minister of Foreign Affairs’s speech at the forum will include the issue of vaccine hoarding, and emphasis on the importance of fair distribution. He will also stress on the urgent need for vaccines to be made accessible and affordable, as the way forward in combating the pandemic.
A Joint Statement will be released as an outcome of this forum to demonstrate the unity and strong commitment of participating countries in combating the COVID-19 pandemic through international vaccine cooperation.
On 18 November 2020, Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China signed the Agreement on Cooperation in Vaccine Development and Accessibility. The Agreement provides for Malaysia to purchase Chinese vaccines, and embark on joint technical collaboration in vaccine development with the People’s Republic of China, especially for Halal-certified vaccines.
In a Joint Press Statement released during the visit of Wang Yi to Malaysia on 13 October 2020, the People’s Republic of China had listed Malaysia as a priority recipient of Chinese vaccines.
In July 2021, the People’s Republic of China contributed 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines to support Malaysia’s National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme.
PUTRAJAYA
5 AUGUST 2021