Thailand suggests potential field for Asia-Europe cooperation

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. (Source: Bangkokpost)

Bangkok (VNA) - Thai Prime Minister PrayutChan-o-cha has emphasised that the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit (ASEM13) was a good opportunity for European and Asian leaders to have dialogue inorder to find common solutions to current global issues like COVID-19 andclimate change.

According to Thai Government spokesman ThanakornWangboonkongchana, Prayut said at the ASEM 13’s second plenary session on November 26 that such global issues continue to affirm the need for strengtheningmultilateralism for shared growth, as no country can solve these challenges onits own.

The PM also proposed areas for cooperation between Asia andEurope in the next era of new normal, including the full use of digitaltechnology and connection strengthening.

Earlier, Prayut, inhis capacity as ASEAN Coordinator for 2021-2022, said at the summit’s opening sessionon November 25 that Thailand believed that multilateralism is the key toovercome global crisis and that multilateral cooperation should be tangible onthe basis of shared benefits between member countries. 

The PM also proposed the principle of “5Ps” – People,Partnership, Peace, Prosperity, and Planet – in accordance with the 2030Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Thailand, one of the founding members of ASEM, was the hostcountry of the first ASEM Summit in 1996./.

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