ASEAN, Australia to discuss COVID-19 response via video conference
The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia planned to join a special video conference on COVID-19 on June 30, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
ASEAN and Australia to discuss COVID-19 response via video conference (Illustrative image - Photo: vtv.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Theforeign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) andAustralia planned to join a special video conference on COVID-19 onJune 30, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
In its statement released on June 29, the ministry said at the meeting, the ASEAN and Australian foreignministers will share experiences and best practice on effective measures inresponding to the pandemic.
They will also discuss ways to further strengthen partnership and cooperation betweenthe bloc and Australia in all areas of mutual interests, in public healthemergencies and post-pandemic economic recover.
The statement said the meeting will map out future direction for mutualcooperation amid a tough time of unprecedented global challenges caused by thehealth crisis.
Previously, the 36th ASEAN Summit chaired by Vietnamese Prime MinisterNguyen Xuan Phuc took place on June 26 in the form of a video conference,during which ASEAN member nations demonstrated strong commitment andcooperation to both effectively respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and acceleratesocio-economic recovery in the region.
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, thePhilippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam./.
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ASEAN and Australia to discuss COVID-19 response via video conference (Illustrative image - Photo: vtv.vn) 
