Key takeaways from Asean meeting in Phnom Penh as G20 summit takes off in Bali

PHNOM PENH, Nov 14 (Bloomberg): World leaders discussed the fraying geopolitical landscape at the Association of South-East Asian Nations meetings in Cambodia, covering everything from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the escalating conflict in Myanmar to rising food prices.

This is the first gathering of leaders ahead of President Joe Biden’s first in-person meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week at the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia. It will be followed by the leaders’ meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Bangkok.