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KUALA LUMPUR: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and New Zealand must chart a course towards early economic recovery in an effort to mitigate the economic impact posed by Covid-19.
In his remarks during today’s ASEAN-New Zealand Commomerative Summit, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pix) said the initiative is important as countries around the world continue to fight the pandemic after nearly a year.
He said the measure can be executed by taking advantage of potential opportunities, shielding itself from protectionism, increasing resilience and keeping markets open.
“ASEAN and New Zealand must intensify cooperation to preserve the connectivity of the global supply chain.
“While ASEAN and New Zealand will continue to work together in existing traditional strategic areas, moving forward in the post-pandemic era, a more comprehensive collaboration and coordinated approach is needed,” he added.
He also called on ASEAN member states and New Zealand to intensify cooperation on urgent issues that have impacted people’s lives, such as the environment and climate change.
“With stronger political will and determination, I am confident that we can ensure significant changes in our way of life to address global climate change,” he added.
ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue relations have progressed by leaps and bounds over the past 45 years. This is reflected in the strengthening of the cooperation framework between ASEAN and New Zealand in the key areas of political security, economy and socioculture, with the full implementation of the ASEAN-New Zealand Action Plan (2016-2020).
“As we face these difficult and challenging times together, it is of utmost importance that ASEAN and New Zealand continue to deepen our commitment and chart our path towards shaping a better world for all of our people,” Muhyiddin said at the end of his 10th speech. thorough.
New Zealand became an ASEAN Dialogue Partner in 1975. At the ASEAN-New Zealand 40th Anniversary Commemorative Summit in 2015, Leaders announced the elevation of ASEAN-New Zealand dialogue relations to a strategic level.
ASEAN, established in 1967, comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. – Called
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