PHNOM PENH, Nov 11, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - South East Asian leaders agreed on Friday to allow East Timor to join the 10-nation ASEAN regional bloc, according to a summit statement released by host Cambodia.

"We the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations... agreed in principle to admit Timor-Leste to be the 11th member of ASEAN," the statement said.