Asia-Pacific Group Aims to Keep Trade Moving Amid Pandemic
The border into Malaysia at the border checkpoint of Sadao, Songkhla province, Thailand.
Photographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg
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Ministers responsible for trade in Asia Pacific pledged Saturday to facilitate essential movement across borders, even as coronavirus cases surge across the region.
Any steps taken must not undermine efforts to contain the pandemic, and must be in accordance with World Trade Organization rules, according to a joint statement read out by Malaysian Trade Minister Azmin Ali, who chaired a virtual meeting with counterparts from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.