BANGKOK, Dec 9 (TNA) – Despite both countries belonging to the regional pact, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said Wednesday the bloc won’t intervene in the diplomatic row between Thailand and Cambodia.Dr Surin, a Thai, said he hoped the two neighbours will exercise restraint and end their conflict soon.
The ASEAN chief made the remarks after a Cambodian court sentenced Thai national Siwarak Chutipong to seven years prison and fined him 100,000baht (US$3,000) for stealing flight information details of ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra who visited Phnom Penh last month.
Dr Surin, however, declined to comment regarding whether the issue is politically motivated or not, saying only that the case should proceed under the legal system of each country.
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