Philippine President Rodrugo Duterte attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, held over video conference due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, from the Malacañang Palace in Manila on June 26. - AFP
MANILA, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that only "a cohesive and responsive" Asean (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) can help Southeast Asia safely navigate out of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
"Greater cooperation and connectivity are vital for our region to thrive under the new normal that COVID-19 imposes on all of us," Duterte told his counterparts via teleconference during the 36th Asean leaders' summit chaired by Vietnam.
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