WASHINGTON:
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
said Tuesday that she will take part in next month's meeting of Southeast Asian
nations and regional powers in Cambodia.
Clinton
met in Washington with Cambodia's foreign minister, Hor Namhong, as the
developing nation prepares to host this year's meetings of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
"We
are looking forward to coming for the ASEAN Regional Forum to Cambodia in
July," Clinton told reporters.
Hor
Namhong said that he was also inviting President Barack Obama to take part in
the next ASEAN summit, which will take place in Phnom Penh in November soon
after the US presidential election.
The
Obama administration has put a top priority on building relations with ASEAN,
believing that the United States can benefit from ties to the economically
dynamic and largely US-friendly bloc.
The
ASEAN Regional Forum includes powers outside Southeast Asia including the
United States and China.
Clinton
has said she will also visit Japan on July 8 for a conference on the future of
Afghanistan. South Korean media has also reported that she will stop in the
country to talk about North Korea and visit the US pavilion at the World Expo
in the southeastern city of Yeosu on July 4, US Independence Day.
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AFP/ck
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