The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMMR) took place both in person and via videoconference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on February 17 to discuss issues such as COVID-19, economic recovery and relations with dialogue partners.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Prak Sokhon chairs the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting Retreat. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (AMMR) tookplace both in person and via videoconference in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on February17 to discuss issues such as COVID-19, economic recovery and relations withdialogue partners.
The event, chaired by Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, saw the in-personparticipation of foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,Singapore and Laos. Foreign ministers of Brunei, Thailand and Vietnam attendedthe AMMR online. Myanmar did not designate a representative for the event.
This is the first in-person ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting after a hiatus ofmore than a year caused by the pandemic.
Foreign Ministers and leaders of the ASEAN Secretariat pose for a group photo. (Photo: VNA)
According to the Cambodian foreign ministry, the meeting would exchange viewson how to further strengthen external relations with dialogue partners whilemaintaining and promoting ASEAN centrality, solidarity and unity.
The FMs would also discuss ways and means to collectively endeavour to build amore resilient, dynamic, peaceful and prosperous ASEAN community. Regional and internationalissues of common concern would also be discussed in the meeting./.
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia Prak Sokhon chairs the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting Retreat. (Photo: VNA) 
Foreign Ministers and leaders of the ASEAN Secretariat pose for a group photo. (Photo: VNA) 
