Indonesian House Speaker calls for cooperation to push back COVID-19
COVID-19 is a test to ASEAN member states’ solidity, and whether ASEAN can go through this pandemic and grow stronger in the post-pandemic time, said Puan Maharani, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives at the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-42) on August 23.
Puan Maharani, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (Source: dpr.go.id)
Jakarta (VNA)– COVID-19 is a test to ASEAN memberstates’ solidity, and whether ASEAN can go through this pandemic and grow strongerin the post-pandemic time, said Puan Maharani, Speaker of the Indonesian Houseof Representatives at the 42nd General Assembly of the ASEANInter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-42) on August 23.
She listed a number of cooperation areas that blocmembers can promote to curb the pandemic, including cooperation in sharing of informationto deal with the spread of the virus, and in supply of vaccines, medicalequipment and drugs.
This pandemic has given the ASEAN member states momentum to carry out more inclusive,and greener development in the post-pandemic period, Puan said.
She noted this year’s conference represents the hope thatparliamentary cooperation may help improve digital connectivity among blocmember nations. As the pandemic has caused disruption in many areas, ASEAN member states need to promote cooperation and exchangeof information in order to gain greater benefits from digital technology, sherecommended.
The use of digital technology should also need to bepromoted to facilitate access of youths to education, and of poor community tohealth facilities, she added.
Together with the governments, the AIPA member parliamentshave to ensure that digital inclusion can contribute to achieving the ASEANCommunity Vision 2025, the official stated.
She also pointed to the need of a stable and conducivesituation in Southeast Asia region that is supportive to the development ofdemocracy, rule of law, and the respect for human rights, particularlyregarding the Myanmar issue./.
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Puan Maharani, Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (Source: dpr.go.id) 
