BANGKOK, Nov 4 — Cambodia, ASEAN’s chair this year, will host the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits as well as the 2nd ASEAN Global Dialogue starting from Nov 10 to 13 in Phnom Penh.
Related summits including 25th ASEAN-China summit; the 25th ASEAN-Japan Summit; the 23rd ASEAN-ROK Summit; the 25th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit; ASEAN-lndia Commemorative Summit to mark 30 years of Dialogue Relations; the 10th ASEAN-US Summit; the 2nd ASEAN- Australia Summit; the ASEAN-Canada Commemorative Summit; ASEAN-United Nations (UN ) Summit; and the 17th East Asia Summit ( EAS ) will be held during the four-day meetings.
In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said King Norodom Sihamoni was expected to meet ASEAN head of states and government.
The statement said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and ASEAN leaders would meet with the representatives of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA); ASEAN Youth and ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC).
“They will also attend the 2nd ASEAN Global Dialogue on Post-COVID-19 recovery which will be participated by the heads of some major international organisations. The leaders of some ASEAN dialogue partners are also expected to attend the dialogue,” it said.
According to the statement, Hun Sen will also hold bilateral meetings with some heads of delegations.
To date, US President Joe Biden, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are among the leaders who have confirmed their participation in the summit.
At the closing ceremony, Hun Sen will handover the Gavel of the ASEAN Chair to Indonesian President Joko Widodo who will be the next ASEAN Chair.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will chair the 25th ASEAN Political- Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting and the 31st ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC ) Meeting.
He will also preside over the signing ceremony of the Instruments of Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) by Spain and Ukraine.
He is expected to have bilateral meetings with foreign ministers and dignitaries.
