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JAKARTA: Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will virtually meet on June 26 after their annual summit was postponed from April due to the coronavirus pandemic, an Indonesian senior official said Friday.Vietnam, which holds the rotating chairmanship of Asean this year, earlier proposed the summit be held, with the leaders in attendance, in Hanoi on June 27 and 28.
Duterte to join virtual Asean summit on June 26June 18, 2020, 3:51 pmAsean leaders were supposed to hold their 36th annual summit in April this year but the meeting was postponed due to the global threat posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.There was also a proposal from Vietnam, this year’s chair of the 10-man regional bloc, to hold the 36th Asean summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 27 and 28.However, the final decision was to resort to a virtual summit on June 26 as the Covid-19 pandemic remains a threat in the region.< snipped >Asean leaders have held several virtual meetings with their dialogue partners in an effort to plot a strategy to overcome the Covid-19 crisis that has gripped the region.
