On the morning of 21 July2025, His Excellency KUNG Phoak, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, as the high representative of His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received a courtesy call by His Excellency Kim Jae-shin, Secretary-General of the ASEAN-Korea Centre and 48 ASEAN-Korea students, at the Ministry.

His Excellency KUNG Phoak expressed his appreciation for the ASEAN-Korea Centre’s efforts in contributing to the further strengthening of ASEAN-Korea relations and praised the students for their active participation in the 2025 ASEAN-Korea Youth Network Workshop, which was held both in the Republic of Korea and in Cambodia from 15 to 22 July 2025. His Excellency the Secretary of State also gave recommendation to the ASEAN-Korea students to use the knowledge and experience gained from this workshop to further promote mutual understanding and stronger collaboration between ASEAN and Korea.