MALAYSIA and India have agreed to mutually recognised their Covid-19 vaccination certificates.

Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar yesterday witnessed the exchange of documents to the effect, in New Delhi.

The ministers agreed to hold the India-Malaysia Joint Commission’s next meeting in Malaysia, according to an MEA statement.

The bilateral meeting between Saifuddin and Jaishankar was held on the sidelines of the Special Asean-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.

“Both ministers decided to impart fresh momentum to the relations with focus on economic and trade ties including in sectors such as palm oil and hydrocarbons,” the Indian statement noted.

Regional and global developments also figured in their discussions.

Jaishankar in a tweet said he discussed with Saifuddin expanding political, economic, defence, energy, consular, cultural and people-to-people relations. – Bernama, June 18, 2022.