Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, this morning met with H.E. Kitte Sangahak Bandith Kun Kim, Senior Minister in Charge of Special Missions, First Vice President of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Chair of ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) 2025, in Phnom Penh, prior to the Opening Ceremony for the ASEAN Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise 2025 (ARDEX-25). During the meeting, SG Dr. Kao congratulated Cambodia for hosting the ARDEX-25 and reiterated ASEAN Secretariat’s support for Cambodia’s Chairmanship for the AMMDM and the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) to be held later this year in Phnom Penh.
