Cambodia has invited Russia’s Foreign Minister to attend ASEAN-related meetings in August, despite Russia having been widely condemned over its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Cambodia, the current chair of the 10-member association, will host ASEAN ministerial meetings, including the ASEAN Plus Three Meeting—involving Japan, China, and South Korea—and other related meetings from July 31 to Aug. 6.
Speaking at a press briefing on July 7, Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn said that Cambodia had sent an invitation to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to attend the summits but has received no reply.
“Our officials have been working on it for a week now and somehow I have not received any information from our team, but an invitation has already been sent,” Sokhonn was quoted as saying by Khmer Times….