Jakarta (VNA) - Common vision, cooperation, and companionship are key to the revival of ASEAN member economies, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit on October 25.
In his speech, he noted health care must be the top priority, suggesting the bloc implement a short-term agenda be implemented to speed up COVID-19 vaccine distribution and develop a process to handle health crisis in the middle term.
The leader also said ASEAN economic recovery must be accelerated by reactivating safe travel, including safe tourism.
Citing UN and World Trade Organization data, Widodo informed that the level of restrictions in Southeast Asia was the highest in the world, at 82 percent.
He urged immediate adoption of a regional travel corridor, a concept initiated by Indonesia in 2020, that would include faster immigration lanes, recognition of vaccine certificates and standardised health measures for departure and arrival, among other things.
The adaptation of economic activities in the region towards the digital economy ought to be sped up in all bloc member countries, he added./.
In his speech, he noted health care must be the top priority, suggesting the bloc implement a short-term agenda be implemented to speed up COVID-19 vaccine distribution and develop a process to handle health crisis in the middle term.
The leader also said ASEAN economic recovery must be accelerated by reactivating safe travel, including safe tourism.
Citing UN and World Trade Organization data, Widodo informed that the level of restrictions in Southeast Asia was the highest in the world, at 82 percent.
He urged immediate adoption of a regional travel corridor, a concept initiated by Indonesia in 2020, that would include faster immigration lanes, recognition of vaccine certificates and standardised health measures for departure and arrival, among other things.
The adaptation of economic activities in the region towards the digital economy ought to be sped up in all bloc member countries, he added./.
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