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13th Asia-Europe Meeting delayed to late 2021

Cambodia has again delayed the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to the fourth quarter of this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
13th Asia-Europe Meeting delayed to late 2021 ảnh 1At the ASEM Senior Officials Meeting Retreat via videoconference on March 1-2 (Photo: mfaic.gov.kh)
Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia has again delayed the13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to the fourth quarter of this year due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.

In a statement released after the ASEM Senior OfficialsMeeting Retreat via videoconference on March 1-2, the Ministry of ForeignAffairs and International Cooperation said that the biennial summit will bepostponed to later this year.

The postponement is to ensure not only the safety of ASEMleaders attending the summit but also their meaningful interactions  as well as frank and constructive exchange ofviews on regional and global issues of common interest that can only be done ina physical setting, according to the statement.

The summit, initially scheduled to be held in Phnom Penh onNovember 16 and 17, 2020, was previously postponed to June this year due to thepandemic./.
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