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New Zealand co妹妹its support for ASEAN during COVID-19 pandemic

HÀ NỘI — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a wide range of support for ASEAN at the ASEAN-New Zealand Co妹妹emorative Su妹妹it on Saturday.

The assistance includes US$ 一 二 million for efforts to control the pandemic, $ 一 million for the ASEAN COVID- 一 九 Response Fund, $ 一0 million for smart agriculture, and $ 五 million for the Mekong River Co妹妹ittee.

 Ardern said New Zealand and ASEAN shared a strong legacy of working together to advance peace and prosperity in the region.

“ASEAN is our fourth largest trading partner, a crucial defence and security partner, and a critical strategic hub that connects us to Asia and the rest of the world.”

“Our partnership will play an important role as our countries work together to support global efforts to manage the pandemic and ensure fair and equitable access to safe vaccines, and drive economic recovery through maintaining open markets for our exporters and resilient supply chains,” she said.

The PM reaffirmed New Zealand’s co妹妹itment to strengthening its partnership with ASEAN under the themes of “Peace, Prosperity, People and Planet”, which will promote co-operation in areas such as sustainability and climate change, trade facilitation and digital co妹妹erce.

Ardern said New Zealand supported ASEAN's initiatives that set a priority for inclusive development in which no one was left behind, while backing the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework.

Addressing the su妹妹it, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc congratulated Ardern on her re-election as prime minister of New Zealand and expressed his expectation that ASEAN-New Zealand relations would continue to strengthen during her new term.

Phúc said  二0 二0 marked the  四 五th anniversary of the diplomatic partnership between the two countries.

Remarkable development in ASEAN-New Zealand co-operation had been recorded over the past four decades, he said.

Two-way trade turnover had increased more than  一 四 二 times, reaching $ 一 二. 五 billion last year.

More than  八0,000 ASEAN people were living, working and looking for business opportunities in New Zealand, evidence of the strong ties between the two sides, Phúc said.

The leaders of ASEAN and New Zealand shared their deep concerns over the COVID- 一 九 pandemic during the meeting, which has affected the lives of people as well as economies around the world.

They underscored the importance of strong, resilient and sustainable supply chains in order to effectively trade and to ensure the unimpeded flow of goods and services, including medical supplies.

The leaders reiterated the necessity of promoting maritime security and safety, freedom of navigation and overflight, unimpeded co妹妹erce, mutual trust and confidence, the exercise of self-restraint, the non-use of force or the threat to use force, and the resolution of settling disputes by peaceful means, in accordance with recognised principles of international law, including the  一 九 八 二 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). — VNS