On 5 February 2024, His Excellency KUNG Phoak, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ASEAN SOM Leader of Cambodia, had a bilateral meeting with Her Excellency Michelle CHAN, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australia’s ASEAN SOM Leader, in the margins of the 36th ASEAN-Australia Forum in Melbourne, Australia. 

The Meeting discussed the preparation for the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Australia Dialogue Relations which will be held on 4-6 March 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. Both sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common interests and concerns.