Indonesia takes over ASEAN Chairmanship from Cambodia
Cambodia on November 13 held the closing ceremony of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, and a ceremony to transfer its ASEAN Chairmanship to Indonesia.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (L) hands over the hammer symbolising the ASEAN Chairmanship to Indonesian President Joko Widodo. (Photo: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia on November 13 held the closingceremony of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, and a ceremonyto transfer its ASEAN Chairmanship to Indonesia.
Expressing his delight at the success of the 40thand 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, Cambodian Prime Minister SamdechTecho Hun Sen said, in the context that all countries are making efforts torecover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and solve the Myanmar issue, many issueshave arisen, posing impacts on socio-economic and security aspects. However,ASEAN has controlled and dealt with those challenges, and gained manyachievements in accordance with the theme set out for the ASEAN Chairmanshipyear of Cambodia: "ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together".
According to the PM, in the past four workingdays, ASEAN completed comprehensive and substantive discussions on the upcomingdirections to strengthen ASEAN's values and centrality in relations withexternal partners, in the context of rapid and complicated changes of theregion and international situation.
ASEAN approved and took note of 70 documents anddeclarations covering the three pillars of the ASEAN Community; adoptedcooperation frameworks with several dialogue partners; and issued a jointstatement on the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on the Conduct of Partiesin the East Sea (DOC).
Taking over the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2023,Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced that the theme of ASEAN 2023 will be"ASEAN Matters: The Epicentrum of Growth".
He also shared a number of priorities thatIndonesia will promote next year on building the ASEAN Community, enhancingASEAN's capacity and operational efficiency, promoting the bloc’s relationswith partners, strengthening solidarity and promote the role and position ofASEAN in the region and the world./.
PM Chinh joined leaders of other ASEAN countries and partners at the 25th ASEAN+3 (China, the Republic of Korea, Japan) Summit and other summits with India and Australia in Phnom Penh on November 12.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 13 attended the 17th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, within the framework of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen (L) hands over the hammer symbolising the ASEAN Chairmanship to Indonesian President Joko Widodo. (Photo: VNA) 
