The 54th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting is hosted by Brunei, the Chair of ASEAN 2021, via videoconference on August 2. (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – ASEAN foreign ministers on August4 called for making COVID-19 vaccines available and affordable to all as globalpublic goods.
According to a joint communique released by the 54thASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM 54), ASEAN foreign ministers noted the need toenhance vaccine production and distribution in the region.
"We called for enhanced collaboration and sharing ofexperience with ASEAN's partners in research, development, production, anddistribution of vaccines, providing equitable access to medicines for COVID-19,making COVID-19 vaccines available and affordable to all as global publicgoods, as well as preparing for other future public health emergencies."
ASEAN foreign ministers said that they remained deeplyconcerned with the continued human cost and suffering as well as profoundsocio-economic impacts of COVID-19.
"We welcomed the progress made in implementing theASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework and its Implementation Plan, whichserves as a consolidated strategy for ASEAN to emerge more resilient andstronger from the COVID-19 pandemic," the joint communique said.
"We welcomed the continued contributions from ASEAN MemberStates and external partners to the COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund which now haspledged contributions amounting to 20.8 million U.S. dollars," ASEANforeign ministers added.
To realise vaccine security and self-reliance in ASEAN,the foreign ministers said that they looked forward to the implementation ofthe Regional Strategic and Action Plan on ASEAN Vaccine Security andSelf-Reliance 2021-2025.
The 54th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting was hosted by Brunei, the Chair of ASEAN 2021, via videoconference on August 2./.
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The 54th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting is hosted by Brunei, the Chair of ASEAN 2021, via videoconference on August 2. (Photo: VNA)
