Australia to Raise Rights Concerns With Burma, Cambodia at ASEAN Summit

Australia to Raise Rights Concerns With Burma, Cambodia at ASEAN Summit
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen attends the formal session of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit in Busan on Dec. 12, 2014. Ahn Young-joon/AFP/Getty Images
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SYDNEY—Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said she will raise human rights concerns with Burmese and Cambodian leaders during a three-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that begins in Sydney on Friday.

Australia is hosting the special meeting, despite not being a member of the 10-nation bloc, as it seeks to tighten political and trade ties in the region amid the rising influence of the Chinese Communist state.