On 4 and 5 August 2022, Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for a Stronger Europe in the World, traveled to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to participate in the Annual Ministerial Meeting between the EU and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as in the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting.
On August 4, 2022, Josep Borrell Fontelles met with the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, and their bilateral discussions focused on post-pandemic recovery, Russia’s war against Ukraine and its global impacts, regional cooperation and concerning developments in Myanmar, and EU-Cambodia relations, with Cambodia holding the ASEAN Presidency this year. Later, he co-chaired