国际英语资讯:ASEAN holds special summit on response to COVID-19 pandemic
<p><span word="HANOI">HANOI</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 14-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> (<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>) <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="Response">Response</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="videoconferencing">videoconferencing</span> <span word="format">format</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affirm">affirm</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combating">combating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="ensuring">ensuring</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="Chair">Chair</span> 2020, <span word="Vietnamese">Vietnamese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Nguyen">Nguyen</span> <span word="Xuan">Xuan</span> <span word="Phuc">Phuc</span> <span word="chaired">chaired</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="namely">namely</span> <span word="Brunei">Brunei</span>, <span word="Cambodia">Cambodia</span>, <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span>, <span word="Laos">Laos</span>, <span word="Malaysia">Malaysia</span>, <span word="Myanmar">Myanmar</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span>, <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vietnam">Vietnam</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="containing">containing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preventing">preventing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="consular">consular</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minimizing">minimizing</span> <span word="socioeconomic">socioeconomic</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="response">response</span> <span word="reaffirming">reaffirming</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eliminating">eliminating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="threaten">threaten</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="socio">socio</span>-<span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="stabilization">stabilization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nations">nations</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> (<span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="Plus">Plus</span> <span word="Three">Three</span>) <span word="Summit">Summit</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="Response">Response</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span>, <span word="touching">touching</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repel">repel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="director">director</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="poised">poised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bolster">bolster</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="run">run</span>.</p>
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