ASEAN, US should work together to ensure supply chains amid COVID-19 pandemic

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Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the Special ASEAN-US Foreign Ministers' Meeting on COVID-19. (Photo: Tuan Anh)

Minh made the call while attending the ASEAN-US Ministerial Video-conference on COVID-19 on April 23.

He also called on ASEAN and the US to continue sharing information, experience and best practices and welcomed the US’s plan to further strengthen public health cooperation with ASEAN through the US-ASEAN Health Futures Initiative and the ASEAN Alumni public health experts.

Both sides need to start preparing the post-COVID-19 development plan which includes coordinated policies and measures to stimulate the economy, trade, investment, stabilize the financial market, and restore the confidence of businesses and people, said Deputy PM, FM Minh.

He also stressed that: “At this difficult time, what we need most is a peaceful and secure environment. While we are all doubling our efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, we should not lose sight of issues that have long-term implications for peace, security and stability in the region.”

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo expressed thanks to ASEAN partners for their valuable support in promoting the continued flow of vital medical supplies into the US, as well as their support for repatriation flights.

“For example, Vietnam expedited clearances for charter flights to deliver 2.2 million personal protective suits to the US, and we expect more shipments of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the coming weeks,” said Pompeo.

Pompeo affirmed that “We commit to “continue to build for the future based upon the tried and true principles that we share - ASEAN centrality, openness, transparency, a rules-based framework, good governance, and respect for sovereignty."

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