India had allowed 18 special Malaysian flights for the evacuation of Malaysian nations since it had imposed a ban on international flights on 20th March.
Even as the COVID-19 crisis spreads across the world, India and Malaysia are working together on many fronts - from the evacuation of citizens to cooperating on other areas as part of "strategic partnership".
India had allowed 18 special Malaysian flights for the evacuation of Malaysian nations since it had imposed a ban on international flights on 20th March. It is the biggest number of flights that India allowed for any foreign country. The flights brought back 2,833 Malaysian nationals, which is again the maximum number of citizens repatriated till now for any foreign country.
Indian high commissioner to Malaysia, Mridul Kumar on Wednesday met Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein regarding cooperation on coronavirus.
Thanking the Indian envoy for repatriation of Malaysian citizens, Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said, "So many Malaysians have benefitted and it was not easy and what we went through, we can share with the world too... when we put our heads together with a sincere heart. We will get through this together...and we will fight this."
Indian high commissioner remarked that "It has been a real honour and a privileged to work with the new government."
"I think COVID 19 has given that extraordinary challenge and through that challenge, it has also given us, our two countries a very apt opportunity to showcase to the rest of the world to Indians and Malaysian nationals that we strategic partners in real and true sense. This COVID 19 has been a global challenge for all countries, for all governments and all people," he further added.
This is the second meet between Indian envoy and the new Malaysian foreign minister in the last one month. Indian high commissioner was the first envoy received by the foreign minister on 16th March. On the Same day, HC Kumar also called on the new Malaysian PM Tan Sri Muhyiddin.
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