Today (April 14), as Chairman of ASEAN 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the ASEAN Special Summit and the ASEAN + 3 Special Summit (China, Japan and South Korea). COVID-19 disease response in the form of online meeting.
Led by the Prime Minister, the ASEAN Special Summit took place in the morning. In the afternoon of the same day, ASEAN + 3 Special Summit (China, Japan and Korea) was held.
Speaking at the opening of the ASEAN Special Summit, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that the conference is very important in the context of the dangerous COVID-19 pandemic that is spreading throughout the region and globally. All ASEAN member countries are also making efforts to prevent COVID-19, the disease that negatively affects the lives of people, socio-economic, especially the service sector, which accounts for 30% of GDP. ASEAN, challenges of stability and social security.
It was in this gloomy and difficult time that aroused the solidarity of the ASEAN Community on solidarity, solidarity, solidarity and shoulder-to-shoulder overcoming difficulties expressed through the ASEAN President's Statement. on general response to COVID-19 epidemic (February 14, 2020); strengthen cooperation on health, defense, economy and tourism; sharing and providing basic supplies, medical equipment, and supporting citizens in epidemics. ASEAN's efforts have brought encouraging results and disease control. The number of cases among 650 million ASEAN people is only about 15,000, lower, increasing much slower than the world average. The Prime Minister stated that the initial results helped us to be more confident, but not subjective, but more united and determined in acting in the spirit of "Cohesion and proactive adaptation"; expressed their belief that this conference will offer practical measures to overcome the COVID-19 challenge, stabilize people's lives and develop stably and sustainably.
At the Conference, the leaders will work out specific measures and initiatives, further promote disease prevention cooperation and ensure the dynamic and sustainable development of the region in the long term.
This is an activity that promotes Vietnam's active and active role as ASEAN Chair 2020, enhances the spirit of cohesion and initiative in adapting, promoting solidarity and unity of ASEAN, and promoting the approach. overall, synchronous, interdisciplinary, inter-pillar of the whole ASEAN Community as well as cooperation with partners in controlling, preventing and minimizing socio-economic impacts of the epidemic. ASEAN continues to maintain the momentum of cooperation and association, helping ASEAN steadily overcome difficult and challenging stages.
As soon as the COVID-19 epidemic broke out, being the Chairman of ASEAN 2020, Vietnam took the initiative and actively promoted solidarity, unity and coordination of ASEAN's common efforts to cope with the epidemic.
After consulting with ASEAN leaders, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued ASEAN Chairman's Statement on February 14, affirming ASEAN's determination and high political commitment to control and prevent the epidemic. . The ASEAN Coordinating Council, consisting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, organized two meetings on February 20 and on the morning of April 9, 2020. discuss cooperation and cooperation measures within ASEAN as well as with the Disease Response Partners.
