CEOCambodiaNews wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 3:56 pm More arrivals of heads of state and ministers today, 12 November 2022 :
US President, Joe Biden
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Japanese PM Arrives Cambodia
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Canadian PM Arrives Cambodia
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Today also featured the opening of the 2nd ASEAN-Australia Summit
12 November 2022

Phnom Penh (FN), Nov. 12 – ASEAN-Australia leaders kicked off the 2nd ASEAN-Australia Summit, held on Saturday (Nov 12) in Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel.
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Edited to update: The NZ PM, Ms Ardern, also arrived in Phnom Penh today:
November 12, 2022

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern landed at Phnom Penh International Airport this afternoon of November 12, 2022 to attend the 17th East Asia Summit and related summits in the Kingdom of Cambodia.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501183408/ ... hnom-penh/

ASEAN Summits: Six Meetings to be Held Today
AKP Phnom Penh, November 12, 2022 --

There are in total six important meetings to be held today, Nov. 12, said Secretary of State at the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.E. Kung Phoak at a press briefing this morning.

They are the 25th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit, 19th ASEAN-India Summit, 2nd ASEAN-Australia Summit, 25th ASEAN-Japan Summit, 10th ASEAN-U.S. Summit, and ASEAN-Canada Commemorative Summit, he pointed out.

According to H.E. Kung Phoak, Spokesperson for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, the summits will be chaired by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HE, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia as the Chair of ASEAN 2022.

In the evening, there will be a Gala Dinner hosted by Samdech Techo HE in honour of the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN and external partners, he underlined.
- AKP

Russian FM Arrives in Phnom Penh: 12 Nov 2022
Lavrov Arrives In Cambodia To Participate In EAS
November 12, 2022 | 08:50 AM
PHNOM PENH (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 12th November, 2022) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, where he will participate in the East Asia Summit (EAS) on Sunday, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
This is Lavrov's second visit to Cambodia in six months, before that, he came to Phnom Penh for a ministerial meeting of the EAS in August.

The EAS is an annual forum held by heads of, originally, 16 countries in the East Asian, Southeast Asian, South Asian and Oceanian regions, in accordance with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Six mechanism.

In 2011, EAS membership was expanded to 18 states to include the United States and Russia.

Following his trip to Phnom Penh, Lavrov will head to Indonesia's Bali to participate in the G20 summit that will be held from November 15-16.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the G20 summit in Indonesia via video conference due to a tight schedule, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/lavr ... 93402.html

ASEAN and U.S. Leaders Launch Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
AKP Phnom Penh, November 12, 2022 --

The ASEAN Leaders and U.S. President H.E. Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. launched here this afternoon at the 10th annual ASEAN-U.S. Summit in Phnom Penh the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) to further demonstrate the United States’ prioritisation in the bloc and the ASEAN-led regional architecture especially peace and prosperity.

The information was shared by Secretary of State at the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.E. Kung Phoak, Spokesperson for the 40th and 41st Summits and Related Summits at a press conference this evening.

On the occasion, he continued, the ASEAN and U.S. Leaders also expressed their commitment to further enhance the cooperation between both sides and exchanged their views on trade and economy and so on.

According to the White House, in the summit, H.E. Joseph Robinette Biden reaffirmed the U.S.’ strong support for ASEAN centrality and the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, building on the historic success of the first-ever ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit in Washington, DC earlier this year.

Under the framework of the newly established ASEAN-U.S. Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the U.S. and ASEAN will institutionalise and expand cooperation in each of these important areas, in order to support robust implementation of the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and promote a free and open region that is connected, prosperous, secure, and resilient.

H.E. Joseph Robinette Biden also reviewed implementation of the many new ASEAN-U.S. initiatives that he has launched with ASEAN Leaders over the past year, and also announced several new initiatives designed to support the four pillars of the ASEAN Outlook: maritime cooperation, connectivity, the UN sustainable development goals, and economic cooperation.

By Heng Panha
AKP

Australia Deepens Engagement with Southeast Asia
AKP Phnom Penh, November 12, 2022 --

Australia has highly valued the relations with ASEAN, reflected by the attendance of Australian Prime Minister H.E. Anthony Albanese in the 2nd Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit and the 17th East Asian Summit (EAS) in Phnom Penh.

According to a statement released today, the Australian leader’s attendance at the summits demonstrates the Australian Government’s commitment to deepening our engagement with Southeast Asia and addressing the shared challenges facing in the region.

At today’s 2nd Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit, H.E. Anthony Albanese reiterated Australia’s commitment to working with ASEAN to address shared challenges including food and energy security, climate change and regional stability.

The Prime Minister and ASEAN Leaders issued a Joint Statement on Cooperation under the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) outlining their aspirations for the region Australia shares with ASEAN – one that is stable, peaceful, resilient and prosperous.

During the Summit, the Australian Prime Minister articulated his Government’s commitment to deepening engagement with Southeast Asia including through the appointment of eminent Australian business leader, Nicholas Moore, to lead development of the Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040, which will set out a pathway to strengthen Australia’s economic engagement with the region. He also proposed to ASEAN leaders that Australia host a Commemorative Summit in 2024, to mark the 50th anniversary of Australia’s dialogue partnership with ASEAN. Australia was ASEAN’s first dialogue partner in 1974.

"We come together as neighbours and steadfast partners and friends. We are united not only by geography but by our determination to advance common interests and principles. Australia is proud to be ASEAN’s oldest Dialogue Partner. For close to five decades, our partnership has stood for mutual respect and cooperation among sovereign nations. I come here to reaffirm Australia’s commitment to this effort," he said in his remarked to 2nd Annual ASEAN-Australia Summit.
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Hey guys, correct me if I am mistaken. But I had a look at CNN app and BBC, not a whisper about Joe in Cambo. Very interesting...

... I think it may be because the U.S. mainstream media is aware that its poorly educated audience is unaware of the existence of Cambodia.

Columbia is more fun? Anyone? I heard the women are too tubby in South America..

Sorry, this wasn't on my Android app, but appears on the PC website... Hmmm... But a day late, lol...

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/11/12/poli ... index.html

orichá wrote: ↑Sun Nov 13, 2022 3:18 pm Hey guys, correct me if I am mistaken. But I had a look at CNN app and BBC, not a whisper about Joe in Cambo. Very interesting...

... I think it may be because the U.S. mainstream media is aware that its poorly educated audience is unaware of the existence of Cambodia.

Columbia is more fun? Anyone? I heard the women are too tubby in South America..

Cambodia is no match for Columbia.

November 14, 2022
ASEAN leaders adopt 70 documents
Khmer Times
AKP

The Kingdom of Cambodia this afternoon concluded the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits under the presidency of Prime Minister HE, Chair of ASEAN 2022.

Addressing to the closing ceremony, HE said the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits were successfully concluded with a lot of achievements, and thanked the ASEAN Member States and dialogue partners for their full cooperation, support and flexibilities.

“During the past four days, there were in total 16 summits, and we have achieved a comprehensive and fruitful dialogue on the way forward to strengthen the ASEAN Centrality and values in our relations with external partners, especially as the world has being facing with rapidly changing regional and international issues,” he said.

“We have adopted and noted 70 outcome documents and declarations covering the three pillars of the ASEAN Community and adopted a number of cooperation frameworks with our dialogue partners to continue and strengthen our relationship,” the ASEAN Chair 2022.

At the closing ceremony, HE handed over the gavel symbolising the ASEAN chairmanship to Indonesian President Joko Widodo as the ASEAN Chair 2023.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501184402/ ... documents/

Opinion
Asian Angle by Sharon Seah, Joanne Lin and Melinda Martinus
Asean’s ‘summit season’ was a smooth ride despite year of turbulence

There were some achievements at this year’s Asean summit, a key event taking place in Cambodia just before G20 and Apec meetings
Notably, US, India, have become strategic Asean partners, plus agreement in principle to admit East Timor as 11th Asean member
Published: 11:00am, 19 Nov, 2022

With global leaders jetting off to Bali for a G20 summit and Bangkok for an Apec meeting, Cambodia can heave a sigh of relief after hosting one of the season’s other main get-togethers, Asean, without much drama.
Concerns over the global economy, threats of recession and food and energy security took centre stage against the gridlock of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, intensifying US-China rivalry and the problem of Myanmar. Yet, Asean’s 10 members were able to make some difficult decisions on long-standing issues.

Here are six takeaways from Phnom Penh: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/ ... turbulence