MORNING NEWS BRIEF [January 27, 2022]

HOT NEWS

1. More than 200 Russian warships and supporting vessels were deployed to the Black Sea to practice safe maneuvers and intensive navigation amid Ukraine tension. Source: China.org.cn
2. The leaders from France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine will hold talks to discuss the current crisis in Ukraine and seek solutions to reduce the current disagreement. Source: Anadolu Agency
3. Kremlin’s spokesperson said the U.S.’ threats to impose measures on top Russian officials by freezing their assets will not work as Russian law forbids such act. Source: TASS

WORLD

1. NATO and the U.S. responded back to Russia over the security demands, saying that they would make no concessions when it comes to Ukraine’s future with the Western allies. Source: The Globe and Mail
2. France and 14 other countries have urged Mali to permit Danish special forces to remain in the African country as the transitional government demands for the withdrawal. Source: Reuters
3. British’s PM ignored calls for his resignation over an alleged accusation of breaching COVID-19 restrictions by holding parties in Downing Street and Whitehall. Source: China.org.cn

REGIONS

1. The UNSC will convene talks with an ASEAN special envoy to Myanmar this week in an effort to discuss the ongoing situation in Myanmar. Source: The Straits Times
2. North Korea will assume the presidency of the United Nation-linked conference on disarmament to negotiate on arms control and disarmament deals. Source: KBS World Radio
3. Singapore signed a free trade agreement with the Pacific alliance to fulfill the closer economic partnership with the Pacific alliance and facilitate trade and investment. Source: Reuters

CAMBODIA

1. PM Hun Sen re-emphasized the five-point consensus and the Kingdom’s initiatives during his second meeting with the Myanmar’s leader via videoconference. Source: AKP
2. Morocco supported Cambodia for OIC observer candidacy and as an ASEAN chairman, and shared a prospect of signing a sectoral MoU between the two countries. Source: The Phnom Penh Post
3. Cambodia and Nepal pledged to foster mutual cooperation in trade, security, sub-national reform, and to enhance people-to-people ties in the field of Buddhism. Source: Khmer Times