Phnom Penh (FN), Nov. 26 – The heads of state and government of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), were deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives and suffering faced by millions of peoples around the world due to the COVID19 pandemic. This pandemic has not only posed unprecedented threats and challenges to public health systems, sustainable development and exacerbated inequality, but also disrupted the global economy, global and regional supply chains and networks of production, tourism, and the very way of life of people.

The 13th ASEM Summit was hosted by the Kingdom of Cambodia and chaired by Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen.

"Recalling the ASEM Host and Regional Coordinators’ Ministerial Statement on COVID19 of 7 September 2020, leaders reaffirmed their commitment to enhance multilateral platforms and international cooperation among all ASEM partners and relevant stakeholders and to strengthen the existing regional mechanisms in fighting against the pandemic, minimizing its adverse impacts, following science-based policies, and ensuring coordinated and systematic response, recognizing the links between human, animal and environmental health," according to Phnom Penh Statement on the Post-COVID19 Socio-Economic Recovery seen by Fresh News on Friday.

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