Trudeau Makes New Funding Announcements During Southeast Asia Summit

Trudeau Makes New Funding Announcements During Southeast Asia Summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a bi-lateral meeting with Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh during the ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 12, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a slew of funding announcements in Cambodia on Saturday aimed at deepening economic and academic ties with Southeast Asia, after decades of sporadic engagement with the region.

“This is a generational shift,” Trudeau told leaders gathered in Phnom Penh for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.