Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc joins diplomats of other ASEAN countries at the first online meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Washington DC on Monday, April 27, 2020 (Photo: VOV)

The meeting, chaired by Cambodian Ambassador to the US Chum Sounry, reviewed the results of the recent special ASEAN and ASEAN+3 summits, and the ASEAN-US Foreign Ministers meeting.

They agreed that ASEAN should continue to cooperate in research and development of COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, and in post-pandemic economic recovery. The meeting praised Vietnam’s initiatives to increase ASEAN cooperation, internally and with its partners, in fighting the COVID-19 epidemic.

Ambassador Ngoc brought the other diplomats up to date on Vietnam’s efforts to keep the epidemic under control and reopen its economy. He also shared information about made-in-Vietnam COVID-19 test kits, which have been certified by the World Health Organization for global use.