Phnom Penh (FN), Nov. 13 – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen said that ASEAN has adopted and noted a total of 70 outcome documents and declarations during ASEAN Summits.

The premier spoke at the closing ceremony of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits and handing over ASEAN Chairmanship to Indonesia, held on Sunday (Nov 13) in Sokha Hotel Phnom Penh.

Within these four days, ASEAN has had a comprehensive and productive discussions on the ways forward to strengthen our ASEAN centrality and our relevance vis-a-vis our in its external partners, particularly at a time when the world is amidst the fast-evolving complex regional and international issues.

“We have adopted and noted a total of 70 outcome documents and declarations covering the three pillars of the ASEAN Community and endorsed various cooperation frameworks with our Dialogue Partners,” the premier underscored.

“To advance and deepen relations with its partners, ASEAN agreed to extend the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) to include Ukraine during the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits. Similarly, six other states, namely Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Oman, Qatar and United Arab Emirates, have similarly signed on the TAC during the 55th AMM and Related meeting last August, bringing a total of 510 countries that are parties to this Treaty,” the premier continued.

Samdech added, “We have issued the Joint Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the DOC to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the signing of the DOC in 2002.”

“As far as our ASEAN Community building is concerned, we had adopted the ASEAN Leaders’ Vision Statement on ASEAN A.C.T. Addressing Challenges Together, the ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on the 55th Anniversary of ASEAN, and the ASEAN Leaders’ Statement on ASEAN Connectivity Post-2025 Agenda,” Samdech said.

Lastly, ASEAN adopted a Declaration on Building more Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Future through Unlocking Women entrepreneurship in ASEAN, following the successful 2nd ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit on this theme, on 12 October 2022.

ASEAN was so pleased to be able to replicate for the second time the 2nd ASEAN Global Dialogue to exchange views to build a resilient and sustainable ASEAN in the Post COVID19 Era.
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