Phnom Penh (FN), Feb. 6 – The White House looks forward to welcoming Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen, the rotating chair of ASEAN 2022, to Washington to attend an upcoming special summit.

“I hope this letter finds you well. My Administration looks forward to working with Cambodia as 2022 ASEAN Chair. Under Cambodia's chairmanship, the United States hopes to both grow our relationship with ASEAN and continue to pursue our common goals in the region,” according to the letter seen by Fresh News on Sunday.

“The United States is committed to ASEAN centrality and remains steadfast in its support for an ASEAN-centered regional architecture at the heart of the Indo-Pacific. I expect you have already received from Indonesia, in its capacity as country coordinator for the United States in ASEAN, the enclosed correspondence conveying my intent to invite ASEAN leaders to join me in Washington for a special summit in the coming months. I wanted to reach out to you personally as well to underscore that I look forward to welcoming you to Washington at the earliest opportunity.”
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