Kingdom’s positions at ‘lively’ FM meets ‘bold’
Analysts and observers of regional politics have noted several key takeaways from the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and related meetings, which Cambodia recently hosted. It was the first time in two years that the summit was held in-person, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The 55th AMM officially kicked off on August 3, followed by related meetings such as the ASEAN partnership meetings between the US, China, Japan, Russia and Australia, to name just a few of the countries whose top diplomats were present in Phnom Penh on August 3-5.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn said that in some cases the “lively” meetings were “heated” due to the current state of global affairs.
Following the primary meeting, a 29-page joint communique was released, but prior to that, ASEAN had also issued a statement on the increasing tensions across the Taiwan Strait following the visit of US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi to the self-governing island, which China has long claimed as its territory under its “One China” policy. Continua a leggere