On the morning of 5 October 2022, Her Excellency EAT Sophea, Secretary of State of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ASEAN SOM Leader of Cambodia, chaired the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM). The meeting deliberated on the preparation for the upcoming 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits, which will be held on 10-13 November 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.