Asean, US deepen cooperation to battle Covid-19


VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): The United States and Asean leaders have agreed to strengthen their cooperation to counter the Covid-19 pandemic and recover their economies post-pandemic.

Leaders from the 10-nation bloc and the US held a virtual special foreign ministerial meeting on Wednesday (July 14), co-chaired by Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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