Phnom Penh (FN), Feb. 18 – The ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat was convened on 16-17 February 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in hybrid format. The Retreat was the first major meeting of the year under Cambodia's ASEAN Chairmanship in 2022 with the theme “ASEAN A.C.T.: Addressing Challenges Together”.

“We underscored the utmost necessity to preserve and reinforce ASEAN’s Centrality, unity, neutrality, relevance, and resilience in the region amidst the fast- changing global and regional geopolitical landscapes to address challenges together based on key principles of openness, transparency, inclusiveness, rules-based approach, mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual benefit,” according to the statement.

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