Cambodia becomes full ASEAN member

Cambodia becomes full ASEAN member

HANOI (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) will accept Cambodia as a full member at a meeting in
Hanoi on April 30, a Vietnamese official said on Wednesday.

A special ASEAN meeting will be called for April 29 and April
30 in Hanoi to formally make Cambodia the regional group's 10th
member, said the official.

ASEAN leaders agreed at their Hanoi summit in December to hold
admission ceremonies in the Vietnamese capital once Cambodia had
satisfied all membership requirements, including the full
establishment of a government.

Earlier this month Cambodia's new parliament approved the
creation of a Senate, the final remaining obstacle to full
membership.

ASEAN groups Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.