Asean leaders committed to Covid-19 recovery plan


Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (right) attending the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, held over video conference due to the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, from the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java on June 26, 2020. - AFP

HANOI, June 27 (Xinhua): Leaders from the members of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) have reaffirmed their strong commitment to alleviating the adverse impacts of Covid-19 through a comprehensive recovery plan in a vision statement released on Friday.

The plan will focus on improving stability and resilience of the regional economy, preserving supply chain connectivity, while staying vigilant of the second wave of infections, said the Asean Leaders' Vision Statement on a Cohesive and Responsive Asean from the virtual 36th Asean Summit held on Friday under the chair of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

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