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Ukraine, Asean sign peace accord

(UPDATE) PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Ukraine signed a peace accord Thursday with Southeast Asian nations, a largely symbolic act that comes as Kyiv seeks to shore up international support in isolating Russia.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba signed the 'Treaty on Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia' as the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) got underway in Phnom Penh.

TREATY OF AMITY Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn (right) hands a document to Asean Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi (left) as Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba looks on during the signing ceremony of the Instrument of Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia by Ukraine, in Phnom Penh on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. AFP PHOTO