Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh addresses the Informal Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers on June 24, 2020. Photo: VGP |
Photo: VGP |
The official asserted that Viet Nam will continue to complete the building of the ASEAN's standard operating procedure for emergency public health situations and ASEAN medical storage to soon submit to ASEAN leaders for approval.
He also called for ASEAN solidarity and cooperation in the fight against COVID-19 to minimise the negative impact of the pandemic while maintaining regional comprehensive regional growth.
Countries highly valued Vietnam's right approach and guidance in the battle against COVID-19, and pledged to continue encouraging the participation of the whole community in the fight and promoting the outcomes achieved at the ASEAN and ASEAN 3 special summits on COVID-19 response.
Founded in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups 10 member countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam./. VNA