Cambodian PM in self-quarantine, unable to attend upcoming 37th Asean Summit

Coming home .... Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni (right) and his mother former queen Monique greet government officials upon their arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh after a health check-up in China on Saturday (Nov 7). - AFP

PHNOM PENH, Nov 8 (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has been in a self-quarantine and will be unable to participate in the upcoming 37th summit of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asea) and related meetings, said a foreign ministry's press statement.

"Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen and Deputy Prime Minister [and Foreign Minister] Prak Sokhonn have expressed deep regret to their counterparts for being absent in these important events due to their mandatory 14-day self-isolation in accordance with the national safety regulation against Covid-19," the statement said.