Hun Sen thanks US’ Biden for return of looted statues
The US has already returned a pre-Angkorian-style sandstone statue to Cambodia earlier this month, and over 30 artifacts are lined up for repatriation by the end of the year.
The US has already returned a pre-Angkorian-style sandstone statue to Cambodia earlier this month, and over 30 artifacts are lined up for repatriation by the end of the year.
Relations have been roiled in recent years by growing tensions over issues ranging from Hong Kong and Taiwan to the South China Sea and trade practices.
A joint statement also said Washington would strengthen its extended deterrence policy for Tokyo and Seoul to prevent nuclear attacks on US allies with its nuclear capability.
After the win, MMA star Zhang Weili paid tribute to her supporters from home and abroad as she reclaimed the title she first won in Aug 2019.
According to sources, it intends to emphasize the importance of Japan-US cooperation by being the first among the participating countries to agree to the US proposal.
Their meeting at the Group of 20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, will be their first in person since Mr Biden took office, and will take place after years of increasing hostilities.
Along with the trilateral summit, a Korea-US bilateral summit was also confirmed by the presidential office, without details on the time and place of the meeting.
A senior administration official said the meeting would be an in-depth and substantive conversation for the leaders to better understand each other’s priorities and intentions.
Senior US diplomat Daniel Kritenbrink said the country’s top priority in Indo-Pacific was to solidify strong mutual support and build the collective capacity of its regional…
Both sides will most likely be asked about the matter and feel compelled to say something later this week at the Asean-convened East Asia Summit hosted by Cambodia.