PHNOM PENH, NOVEMBER 13. /TASS/. US President Joe Biden was present in the hall during Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's speech at the East Asia Summit in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Sunday published a photo of the minister delivering his speech, showing members of the US delegation, led by the president, in their seats in the hall at the time.

The East Asia Summit is a platform for dialogue among Asia-Pacific leaders on political settlement, development and the promotion of practical cooperation among states. The format was established in 2005, and Russia officially joined it during the fifth East Asia Summit in October 2010 in Hanoi.