In his address, PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed the presence of ASEAN leaders, Korean President Moon Jae-in, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, along with General Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, and thanked them for taking part in the summit.
At present nations across the world are facing unprecedented challenges caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic which has already spread to more than 200 countries and territories globally, seriously impacting the socio-economic life of many nations, including ASEAN and its partners.
