Asean Summit: Singapore PM calls for greater cooperation and unity amid pandemic

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong addressing regional leaders during the Asean Summit on June 26, 2020.- AFP/Ministry of Communications and Information

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called for greater economic integration and cooperation and unity among Asean members to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic from permanently damaging their economies.

"How Asean countries respond to this crisis will decide whether Asean will forge ahead of the competition or fall behind," he told fellow Asean leaders at their first virtual summit on Friday (June 26).