Deputy FM chairs 5th meeting of ACC working group on public health emergencies
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung chaired the fifth meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Working Group on Public Health Emergencies (ACCWG-PHE) on November 9 via a video conference.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung chairs the fifth meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Working Group on Public Health Emergencies. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung chaired the fifth meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Working Group on Public Health Emergencies (ACCWG-PHE) on November 9 via a video conference.
During the event, participants voiced concerns about the ongoing waves of COVID-19 infection in the community, while emphasising the importance of the "whole community" approach to prevent and control the disease.
They agreed to propose leaders of ASEAN member countries to call for contributions of different sectors and agencies within the bloc to a joint battle against the pandemic.
They reviewed the implementation of ASEAN's initiatives to respond to COVID-19.
Accordingly, the ASEAN COVID-19 Respond Fund, which was established at the 36th ASEAN Summit, has received a committed contribution of over 10 million USD from ASEAN countries and partners.
The operation regulation of the ASEAN regional emergency medical material reserve has been completed and will be announced at the 37th ASEAN Summit and is ready to accept support from countries.
The ASEAN standard operating procedure (SOP) for public health emergencies has also been basically agreed upon.
As scheduled, at the 37th Summit, an ASEAN Centre for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases (ACPHEED) will be launched.
Participant also acknowledged the progress of building a comprehensive recovery framework for ASEAN and implementation plans, and an ASEAN strategic famework on public health emergencies.
ASEAN senior officials are expected to petition for adopting a declaration on building an ASEAN travel corridor at the 37th ASEAN Summit.
Speaking at the meeting as Chair of ACCWG-PHE, Dung highly valued the role of the group in coordinating ASEAN efforts in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in recent times.
ASEAN's COVID-19 response initiatives will be important results, contributing to the success of the 37th ASEAN Summit, he stressed, suggesting close coordination between ASEAN countries and the group's specialised agencies in order to complete these substantial initiatives in accordance with the set plan./.
Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the SOM ASEAN Vietnam Nguyen Quoc Dung chaired the ASEAN Senior Officials' Preparatory Meeting (Prep-SOM), the second meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Working Group on Public Health Emergencies (ACCWG-PHE) and the Joint Consultation Meeting in Hanoi on June 22.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of Vietnam’s SOM ASEAN, attended an online high-level dialogue on ASEAN’s recovery post-COVID-19 on July 30.
The ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group on Public Health Emergencies (ACCWG-PHE) reviewed cooperation within ASEAN in the fight against COVID-19 during its third meeting, held in the form of video conferencing, on September 1.
Foreign delegates lauded Vietnam for her efforts in leading the ASEAN Community through challenges, while attending the 27th ASEAN Coordinating Council as part of the online 53rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-53) and related meetings that opened on September 9.
Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of the ASEAN SOM of Vietnam, the ASEAN Chair 2020, chaired the fourth meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Working Group on Public Health Emergencies (ACCWG-PHE) on October 14 via a video conference.
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Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
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Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung chairs the fifth meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Working Group on Public Health Emergencies. (Photo: VNA) 
