Laos PM calls for stronger international cooperation to address Covid-19 crisis

Laos' Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh remotely addresses the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. - AP

VIENTIANE, Sept 26 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh has called on the international community to join forces and reinforce the global battle against the Covid-19 pandemic, avoiding blame games and the politicisation of Covid issues.

Delivering a statement at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Phankham highlighted the importance of global commitment towards enhanced cooperation to triumph over the ongoing health crisis.