Jakarta (FN), Apr. 24 – Maintaining solidarity and ASEAN’s core roles are important, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen addressed Saturday at the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting held in person in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The meeting was attended by leaders of ASEAN member countries, including Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, as well as Secretary-General of ASEAN.

During the meeting, the premier praised the progress on roadmap preparation to appoint a high-level working group to prepare the post-2025 ASEAN vision.

Premier Hun Sen highlighted that maintaining unity and core roles of ASEAN are important. Otherwise, building ASEAN Community will be difficult to proceed.

«ASEAN must strive to promote cooperation with external partners to successfully implement the ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework,» he added.

Head of the Royal Government of Cambodia said that ASEAN should promote and expand relations with external partners for it is important to promote the ASEAN process in terms of politics and security, as well as socio-economic development. In particular, it is important to comprehensively review the submitted proposals to upgrade relations with ASEAN partners, including China, Australia and the United Kingdom.
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