Foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein said this is due to the prime minister’s current focus to address the rising Covid-19 numbers in Malaysia.

The prime minister was to meet his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong to discuss and agree on a gradual resumption of cross-border travel, and to ease the movement of citizens between the two countries,” said Hishammuddin, who arrived here yesterday for a two-day working visit.

He said the current Covid-19 situation will not provide the right environment for both prime ministers to discuss and agree upon matters which “we know the people of both Malaysia and Singapore have long waited for”.

“With the fluidity of the situation, with changing variables, it makes it very challenging for both sides to come up with a concrete and safe solution on cross-border movements for both our peoples.”