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Indonesia proposes regional health mechanism

At the ASEAN+3 Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Indonesia has proposed a regional medical mechanism to better prevent, detect and respond to pandemics, especially through data sharing.
Indonesia proposes regional health mechanism ảnh 1Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Mahendra Siregar. (Photo: tribunnews)

Jakarta, (VNA) - At the ASEAN 3 Foreign Ministers'Meeting, Indonesia has proposed a regional medical mechanism to betterprevent, detect and respond to pandemics, especially through data sharing.

Speaking at the conference held online on August 3, Indonesian Deputy ForeignMinister Mahendra Siregar emphasized that the mechanism will ensure the supplyof medicines and medical equipment, and expressed hope that the threepartner countries will contribute to the research, development and productionof vaccines in the region.

He also affirmed the importance of the RCEP as the largest economic bloc in the world, and the strategic position of ASEAN 3 as an economic power. 

The conference of foreign ministers of ASEAN and their three partners China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) was held via teleconference in the framework of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-54) and related conferences./.
           

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