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East Timor seeks Cambodia's help over ASEAN, WTO membership
Publication date 28 January 2022 | 16:08 | ICT

East Timorese foreign minister Adaljiza Magno has requested Prime Minister Hun Sen to help her country become an ASEAN member and for technical support on its preparation to accede to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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