On the morning of 09 June 2022, Her Excellency EAT Sophea, Secretary of State and ASEAN SOM Leader of Cambodia, chaired the ASEAN Regional Forum Senior Officials’ Meeting (ARF SOM) via videoconference to discuss ARF-related issues, including activities and initiatives for 2022-2023, Future Direction for the ASEAN Regional Forum, and the Preparations for the 29th ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting (ARF FMM), which will be held in Phnom Penh on 5 August 2022.