BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, June 21 (Xinhua): Brunei is carefully studying the travel restriction easing proposals from Singapore and China but will not jump to conclusions, the country's Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Haji Erywan has announced.
According to local daily the Borneo Bulletin on Sunday, the minister said Singapore and China offered limited and restricted travel for their citizens into the country, specifically for government officials and businessmen.
"When they submitted the offers, we began internal discussions looking at the criteria they proposed and then to consider whether we can go along with the proposals or if we can make counter proposals," he was quoted as saying by the daily.
"I wouldn't put a time frame to it yet. I think it is more of both countries being comfortable with the offer and the counter proposals."
He said as the two countries have officially offered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its government agencies, Brunei's Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office will consider the offers in terms of it appropriateness, the country's preparation, as well as the preparations of other countries.
Brunei reported no new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday with the national tally of cases standing at 141, which marked the 45th consecutive day without new cases since May 7.
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, no active cases are being treated at the National Isolation Centre and all close contacts of patients have completed the 14-day quarantine period.
There have been three deaths resulted from Covid-19 in Brunei and a total of 138 patients have recovered. - Xinhua/Asian News Network
According to local daily the Borneo Bulletin on Sunday, the minister said Singapore and China offered limited and restricted travel for their citizens into the country, specifically for government officials and businessmen.
"When they submitted the offers, we began internal discussions looking at the criteria they proposed and then to consider whether we can go along with the proposals or if we can make counter proposals," he was quoted as saying by the daily.
"I wouldn't put a time frame to it yet. I think it is more of both countries being comfortable with the offer and the counter proposals."
He said as the two countries have officially offered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its government agencies, Brunei's Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office will consider the offers in terms of it appropriateness, the country's preparation, as well as the preparations of other countries.
Brunei reported no new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday with the national tally of cases standing at 141, which marked the 45th consecutive day without new cases since May 7.
According to Brunei's Ministry of Health, no active cases are being treated at the National Isolation Centre and all close contacts of patients have completed the 14-day quarantine period.
There have been three deaths resulted from Covid-19 in Brunei and a total of 138 patients have recovered. - Xinhua/Asian News Network
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