Cambodian FM to attend ASEAN-US ministerial meeting in Washington
Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will lead a delegation to a special ministerial meeting between ASEAN and the US scheduled for May 4 in Washington.
PhnomPenh (VNA) - Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will lead adelegation to a special ministerial meeting between ASEAN and the US scheduledfor May 4 in Washington.
It willbe the first meeting between foreign ministers of ASEAN (the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations) and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sincePresident Donald Trump took office in January, said a statement by theCambodian Foreign Ministry on April 30.
Participantswill reaffirm the common and strong desire of both sides to further strengthenand deepen the ASEAN-US dialogue.
At a summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in November 2015, ASEAN and the USelevated their relations to a strategic partnership.
Duringhis stay in Washington, Sokhonn will have a bilateral meeting with US Secretaryof Homeland Security John Kelly, the statement said.
ASEANgroups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.-VNA
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