Topic: ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit 2022

Guest Speaker: Dr. CHHEANG Vannarith, President of AVI

Host: Ms. CHHOUN Sreynou

Recently, Cambodia as the 2022 ASEAN chair announced the postponement of ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit scheduled from March 28-29 due to conflicting schedules between the member states; however, the possibility of the convening of the summit remains high. As the United States is one of ASEAN’s strategic partners, the relationship between the two has always been at the centre of ASEAN’s attention. Due the ongoing and complicated regional and global crises, ranging from Myanmar issue to Ukraine-Russia issue to the post COVID-19 pandemic socio-economic recovery, there is a high urgency for multilateral cooperation and collaboration among states within the region and beyond..

Therefore, in this episode of Asian Vision Dialogue, we meet with Dr. CHHEANG Vannarith, President of the Asian Vision Institute. Dr. Vannarith will share his profound insights on the expectations of the forthcoming ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit, the roles of the U.S. and its future cooperation with ASEAN and Mekong region.