Asean must stay cohesive and united, given troubled external environment, says PM Lee

LABUAN BAJO – Asean countries cooperated well during the Covid-19 pandemic and the grouping must stay cohesive and united at the highest levels given the troubled global outlook, said Prime Minster Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday. Addressing fellow Southeast Asian leaders on the first day of the 42nd Asean Summit, PM Lee called on them to continue providing opportunities for the region's people to prosper and engage external partners. Leaders of the regional grouping are in Labuan Bajo, a town on the western tip of Indonesia's Flores island, for the two-day summit chaired by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. Said PM…