On the morning of 14 June 2023, His Excellency KUNG Phoak, Secretary of State and ASEAN SOM Leader of Cambodia, attended the ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting (ARF SOM) via videoconference to discuss ARF-related issues, including activities and initiatives for 2023-2024, the future direction of the ASEAN Regional Forum, and the preparations for the 30th ASEAN Regional Forum which will be held on 14 July 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia.