Cambodian FM to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Thailand

Source: Xinhua| 2019-01-15 18:32:58|Editor: xuxin
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PHNOM PENH, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will attend the ASEAN ( the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Foreign Ministers' Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Chiang Mai, Thailand on Jan. 17-18, said a foreign ministry's statement on Tuesday.

At the AMM Retreat, ASEAN foreign ministers will touch on various priority areas of common interests that ASEAN will be carrying out in 2019 in the ASEAN community building processes, the statement said.

It added that they will also discuss ways to work together towards a more resilient and people-centered ASEAN Community as well as to intensify relations with external partners for mutual prosperity.

As the rotating chairman of ASEAN in 2019, Thailand adopted the theme "Advancing Partnership for Sustainability", which is in line with ASEAN's common objectives in promoting sustainable development goals, the statement said.

ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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