On 13 September 2024, His Excellency KUNG Phoak, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ASEAN SOM Leader of Cambodia, attended the 22nd Senior Officials' Meeting on the Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of the Parties in the South China Sea (22nd SOM-DOC) in Xi'an, China. The Meeting reviewed the implementation of the DOC and provided guidance for the COC negotiations.