Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni encouraged opposition lawmakers on Sept. 18 to forgo a planned boycott of parliament following the disputed re-election of Premier Hun Sen, AFP reported.
U.S., Russian, British, French and Chinese officials will meet in New York on Sept. 17 to discuss a U.N. Security Council draft on Syria, Al Arabiya reported.
A panel of Japanese experts will meet at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office Sept. 17 to discuss whether to lift a self-imposed restriction on exercising the right of collective self-defense, Kyodo News reported.