Phnom Penh (FN), Oct. 27 – On Thursday morning (Oct 27), Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sokhonn, chaired the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat to deliberate on ways to better implement the Five-point Consensus (5PC) endorsed by the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting on 24 April 2021 and to propose recommendations the ASEAN Leaders' consideration at the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits. A non-political representative from Myanmar was invited to the Meeting; however, the invitation was met with no positive response.

"The Meeting also recalled the ice-breaking visit of Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen to Myanmar, which paved the way for the two subsequent visits of the special envoy. Prak Sokhonn stressed that he remains strongly committed to advance the three priorities that Cambodia has set out since the beginning of her Chairmanship, namely (1) end or reduce violence, (2) facilitate humanitarian assistance delivery and (3) create an enabling environment for political dialogue among all parties concerned," according to the chair's statement seen by Fresh News on Thursday (Oct 27).

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