On 4 November 2022, the Briefing on Protocol and Administrative Arrangements for the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

On the morning of 01 November 2022, His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the National Organizing Commission for ASEAN Summits and Related Meetings in 2022, inspected cultural performance rehearsal for the Opening Ceremony and a Gala Dinner of the upcoming 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, at Secondary School of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh.

On the morning of 31 October 2022, His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chairman of the National Organizing Commission for ASEAN Summits and Related Meetings in 2022, conducted a site visit to oversee the overall preparation for the upcoming 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits to be held from 08-13 November 2022 at Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel.

On the morning of 28 October 2022, His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair on Myanmar, safely returned to Cambodia after successfully chairing the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on 27 October 2022, in Jakarta, Indonesia.  

On the morning of 26 October 2022, at the Ministry, His Excellency LUY David, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Chair of the Secretariat of the National Organizing Committee for ASEAN 2022, briefed the Diplomatic Missions and Advanced Delegations on Protocol and Administrative Arrangements for the upcoming 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits to be held from 08-13 November 2022 in Phnom Penh.

On 19-20 October 2022, H.E. Dr. CHEM Widhya, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Eminent Person of Cambodia in the High-Level Task Force (HLTF) on ASEAN Community's Post-2025 Vision, led a delegation to co-chair the 4th Session of the HLTF at the ASEAN Secretariat in at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia together with the Malaysian Co-Chair, H.E. Tan Sri Hasmy Agam. The First Session of the HLTF took place at the ASEAN Secretariat on 31 March-1 April 2022. The Second Session took place in Bangkok on 22-24 June 2022. The Third Session took place in Jakarta on 6-7 September 2022. 

On 19 October 2022, Mr. Heng Sarith, Deputy Director-General of ASEAN, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on behalf of H. E. Eat Sophea, Secretary of State and ASEAN SOM Leader of Cambodia, co-chaired the 2nd Meeting of ASEAN Disaster Resilience Platform in Bangkok, Thailand. The Meeting was co-chaired by ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) Chair, currently Thailand, ASEAN SOM Co-Chair (Cambodia), and SOEM Co-Chair (Cambodia) with the participation from relevant sectoral bodies from AMS in order to promote whole-of-ASEAN approach in disaster management.

Phnom Penh,13 October 2022​, His Excellency Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports led the 28th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council Meeting. The opening of the 28th ASCC Council Meeting was presided over by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and  Chair of ASEAN. Present at the Meeting were Ministers of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN, SOCA Leaders, and Permanent Representative of ASCC of ASEAN Member States.

On October 12, 2022, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, presided over the opening ceremony of the 2nd ASEAN Women Leaders’ Summit under the theme “Building a More Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Future: Unlocking Women’s Entrepreneurship in ASEAN”. Samdech Techo Prime Minister emphasized that the summit aims to promote cooperation and joint commitment to promote women's roles as a key and resilient driving force for socio-economic rehabilitation and development to build a common future and prosperity in the region. Download the Opening Remarks of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia through this link:

On 12 October 2022, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports and the Royal University of Phnom Penh inaugurated of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) as a side-event of the 28th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Meeting. The event was presided over by His Excellency Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sports and Chairman of ASCC Council and with the participation of Dr. Benjamin Loh, Head of the ASCC Monitoring Unit and High Representative of His Excellency Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN, as well as diplomatic representatives of ASEAN Missions to Cambodia,  representatives from all public universities in Cambodia, research institutes and faculties, institutes and departments, as well as students of the Royal University of Phnom Penh in a total of 150.

On the afternoon of 11 October 2022, H.E. LUY David, Secretary of State and Chair of the Secretariat of the Organizing Commission for the ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, led a joint meeting with representatives from relevant Sub-commissions and working groups to discuss a plan for rehearsal program for the upcoming 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits to be held from 08-13 November 2022 in Phnom Penh.  

On the afternoon of 6 October 2022, Her Excellency EAT Sophea, Secretary of State and ASEAN SOM Leader of Cambodia, chaired the East Asia Summit Preparatory Senior Officials' Meeting (EAS Prep-SOM) to prepare for the upcoming 17th East Asia Summit (17th EAS) to be held on 13th of November 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Meeting, which was attended by 18 EAS Participating Countries and representatives from ASEAN Secretariat, discussed the progress of negotiation of the EAS Plan of Action (2023-2027), and the proposed outcome documents to be adopted at the incoming 17th EAS. The Meeting also touched on regional and international developments of common concerns and interests.