PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad says he was contacted by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz over a possible meeting on the National Recovery Plan (NRP).
He said the purpose of Tengku Zafrul’s call on Saturday (July 10) morning was to arrange a meeting to discuss the NRP.
However, Dr Mahathir, who is also Pejuang president, added that he has yet to agree to the meeting or set a date for it, according to a report by Astro Awani.
“We want to see (how the NRP is implemented).
"To set up any body (or any committee) is easy, but to do the work, (especially) on how to reduce new Covid-19 cases, requires a lot of new ideas.
“I don’t know if the Finance Minister has ideas on how to reduce (the total cases), but he asked to meet me.
“I don’t know, I haven’t decided yet. I heard (he called) this morning,” said Dr Mahathir, as quoted in the report on Saturday.
Tengku Zafrul was appointed the coordinating minister to drive the NRP.
Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Tengku Zafrul would oversee the implementation of strategies and assistance initiatives under the NRP.
In addition, the Finance Minister would also take appropriate and proactive intervention measures to handle the Covid-19 pandemic.
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