The Cambodian ambassador who accused the Philippines of playing “dirty politics” has been ordered to leave. The Philippines’ foreign affairs department confirmed that Cambodia has recalled its ambassador to the Philippines, Hos Sereythonh. In a letter to the Philippine Star on July 30, Hos criticized Philippine Foreign Undersecretary Erlinda Basilio for blaming Cambodia over the unprecedented absence of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) joint communiqué after its foreign ministers’ summit in Phnom Penh. The ambassador also slammed the Philippines and Vietnam for supposedly insisting to include South China Sea issues in the joint statement.
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