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Singapore – Japan and Singapore agreed Thursday to ease travel restrictions implemented in response to the coronavirus pandemic from September, targeting businesspeople and expatriates, on condition they take measures to prevent infections.
“We just want to verify the small main points before reciprocal visits resume,” Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said online, after reaching an agreement with Singapore’s counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan at his assembly in the country. Asian. from the southeast.
They also discussed the tensions in Hong Kong. “Japan is deepening its serious fear of the recent scenario in Hong Kong,” Motegi said, mentioning the arrests this week of pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, media leader Jimmy Lai and eight others. other people under a new national security law.
The arrests and the deployment of police in Hong Kong to search for Lai’s Apple Daily headquarters “raise questions about freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong,” he said, adding that Japan had expressed its concerns to China.
Japan, which currently bans the entry of all foreign nationals from 146 designated countries and regions in principle, said in late July it will newly enter into discussions with 12 Asian economies, including Singapore, on ways to resume travel.
In a separate move, Japan has already been in talks with Vietnam, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand.
In June, on a trial basis, the Japanese government flew chartered aircraft to take businesspeople to Vietnam.
The Japan-Singapore agreement will protect short-term business travelers as well as expatriates and other long-term residents, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
Eligible entrepreneurs will be exempt from a 14-day self-quarantine era after arriving in Japan or Singapore, provided they submit an itinerary of their stay, limit their tenure and position, do not use public transportation, and avoid contact. with other people or random crowds, the ministry said.
Expats and other long-term residents, on the other hand, will need to be in the house or in a designated location for 14 days after arrival.
Travelers entering Japan under both categories will be required to report their health condition to authorities via the Line messaging app for 14 days after arrival, install a COVID-19 contact tracing app designated by the health ministry and also agree to retain GPS data for two weeks.
The two ministers, at their first face-to-face meeting since November, also exchanged perspectives on China’s maritime assertiveness in China’s South and East Seas, as well as on China’s nuclear and ballistic programs. North Korea.
Motegi said he “has expressed fear of attempts to unilaterally replace the quo” in the waters.
Balakrishnan the importance of freedom of navigation, according to Motegi.
They also agreed on coordination to respond to the pandemic, adding that they come and ensure equitable access to vaccines, the Japanese ministry said.
Motegi met separately with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. They agreed to largely coordinate regional issues, especially over the South China Sea and North Korea, the ministry said.
The Japanese minister will travel to Malaysia on Friday to speak with Mohamed Azmin Ali, the country’s Minister of Industry and International Trade, and Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein. Back in Japan, Motegi will travel to Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar from August 20-25.
Motegi visited the UK for 4 days last week, placing the first member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s closet abroad since the coronavirus was declared a pandemic through the World Health Organization in March.
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