By Bernama,
Denpasar (Bali) : Ten Asia Pacific countries are holding a meeting in Bali on cooperation to prevent the spread of communicable diseases through air travel, Antara news agency reported Wednesday.
The meeting whose topic was officially “Cooperative Arrangements on the Spread of Communicable Diseases Through Air Travel” was opened by the transportation ministry’s Air Transport Director Tri Sunako in Kuta on Wednesday.
The two-day meeting was being attended by 60 delegations from 10 countries, a member of the organizing committee said.
The participating countries included Singapore, the Philippines, Japan, China, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Morocco, and Indonesia as the host.
The meeting among other things discussed issues related with avian influenza (AI).