Thai Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is scheduled to attend the 36th ASEAN Summit and relevant meetings chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June 26.
Thai Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (Photo: )
Bangkok (VNA) –Thai Prime Minister and Defence Minister PrayutChan-o-cha is scheduled to attend the 36th ASEAN Summit andrelevant meetings chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on June26.
According to a report from the Thai government, with the theme “Cohesive andResponsive”, the event will be the first summit held in the form of a video conference.
The summit will focus on enhancingcooperation among ASEAN member nations in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak,and discussing a post-pandemic comprehensive recovery plan for the region.
PM Prayut will propose three post-pandemic approaches, including promotingASEAN's true connection through accelerating the implementation of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 (MPAC 2025); fostering ASEAN's strengths from the insidethrough economic integration and digital infrastructure investment; and promotingASEAN's long-term immunity with building a post-COVID-19 recovery plan wherebysustainable public health, food and human security will be centered.
In addition to the summit, the Thai leader will also attendthe ASEAN Leaders’ Special Session on Women’s Empowerment in the Digital Ageand interface sessions with representatives from the ASEAN Inter-ParliamentaryAssembly (AIPA), ASEAN Youth, and ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC)./.
The ASEAN Senior Officials’ Preparatory Meeting (PREP-SOM) was held online on June 22 and chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung, head of the Vietnam ASEAN SOM.
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.
The upcoming 36th ASEAN Summit will focus on the development of the ASEAN Community in the immediate future and measures to address the social and economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis in the region, Deputy Foreign Minister and General Secretary of the National ASEAN 2020 Committee Nguyen Quoc Dung has said.
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Thai Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha (Photo: ) 
