PHNOM PENH, July 5 (Xinhua): Cambodia, the host of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, has decided to postpone the ASEM13, which had initially been scheduled for Nov. 16-17 in Phnom Penh, to mid-2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a foreign ministry's press statement.
PHNOM PENH, July 5 : Cambodia, the host of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit, has decided to postpone the ASEM13, which had initially been scheduled for Nov 16-17 in Phnom Penh, to mid-2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a foreign ministry's press statement.
Siphana expressed his sincere appreciation for the support that all ASEM Partners have extended to Cambodia in hosting ASEM13, it said. It added that the meeting stressed the need to promote effective multilateralism and collective response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused not only daunting challenges to public health system across the globe but also a severe fallout to the global economy.
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