Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will attend the series of ASEAN meetings, which is delayed to be held on Jan. 12-15 in Cebu, Philippines, according to a press release from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Saturday.

At the invitation of the Philippine president Gloria Arroyo, Hun Sen will lead a high-level delegation to participate in the 12th ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asia Nations) Summit, the 10th ASEAN+3 Summit, the 10th ASEAN+1 Summit with China, Japan and South Korea, the 5th ASEAN+India Summit and the 2nd East Asia Summit, it said.

On the sidelines of the above summits, Hun Sen will also attend the 3rd CLMV Summit with the leaders of Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, it said.

Hun Sen will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Nam Hong, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh and other senior government officials, it added.

The summits were originally scheduled in Dec. 2006 but delayed by the host country for fear of storm attacks.

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

Source: Xinhua