PM attaches importance to firms’ recovery in building ASEAN Community
The Governments of ASEAN member countries will spare no efforts to help the business community surmount challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic to quickly recover and resume services and production, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on June 26.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Governments of ASEAN membercountries will spare no efforts to help the business community surmountchallenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic to quickly recover and resumeservices and production, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on June 26.
The Vietnamese PM made the statement while joining a virtual dialogue betweenASEAN leaders, partners and representatives of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) aspart of the 36th ASEAN Summit.
The Governments always view businesses as a nucleus ofV development andprosperity, as well as a force to realise development goals and targets in thebuilding of the ASEAN Community, he said.
Solutions to support businesses had been put forth during previous meetings of ASEANleaders, such as removing and reducing tariffs and opening the market, amongothers.
PM Phuc thanked the ASEAN BAC for its recommendations to ASEAN leaders andagencies to take prompt actions.
At the 36th ASEAN Summit, the leaders assessed COVID-19 prevention and controlefforts in the region and exchanged views on future steps in building the ASEANCommunity and expanding external relations.
♎ Underlining the necessity of the implementation of recovery plans to resumecooperation activities, ensuring that no one will be left behind, the PM Phucaffirmed that further endeavours of the Governments and people in the ASEAN Community,including businesses, are needed.
In that spirit, firms are asked to voice their ideas andsuggestions to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, in a bid to recoverproduction towards a cohesive and strong ASEAN Community, he noted./.
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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) 
