Laos leader wants comprehensive plan to improve peoples life in the region as Asean leaders present visions to tackle ongoing challenges


Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) and Laos' Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh (left) look at watches made in Cambodia and offered as gift to leaders attending the ASEAN summits at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. - AFP

VIENTIANE, Nov 14 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Asean leaders presented their visions for the future when attending the 40th and 41st Asean Summits and Related Summits, that ended on Sunday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh suggested on Monday (Nov 14) that Asean member countries focus on the implementation of projects and initiatives under the Asean comprehensive recovery plan, which is aimed at reducing the impacts of and resolving the various disparities that have arisen from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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