Cambodia, Laos highlight importance of multilateral cooperation in COVID-19 battle
The Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Laos stressed the importance of multilateral cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in their messages sent to the UN General Assembly’s special session on the pandemic response on December 4.
Cambodians wear face masks to prevent COVID-19 (Source: AFP/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Laos stressed theimportance of multilateral cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19pandemic in their messages sent to the UN General Assembly’s special session onthe pandemic response on December 4.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen told thesession that the COVID-19 pandemic should not be politicised as solidarity andunity are indispensable to defeat the disease.
The battle against the COVID-19 should not be taken by anycountry as its own geo-political agenda, he stated, adding that the regional andglobal solidarity and unity are indispensable elements during such a crisisperiod.
Hun Sen said the fight against this global pandemic requires a joint prudentdecision-making, within the framework of multilateralism, by respectinginternational laws and sovereignty of each individual nation with the UnitedNations and the World Health Organization as the core agencies.
In his pre-recorded video statement at this session, Lao PMThongloun Sisoulith highlighted the importance of multilateral cooperation indeveloping vaccine against COVID-19 and providing it at a reasonable price.
He called on the international community to support COVAX –a WHO initiative helping ensure a fair access to vaccines against COVID-19.
He said that the Lao Government has imposed prevention andcontrol measures strictly to bring the disease under control, citing statistics as saying that Lao has so far recorded39 infection cases and no fatalities./.
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Cambodians wear face masks to prevent COVID-19 (Source: AFP/VNA) 
