Friday, February 5, 2010

Hun Sen tour sets nerves on edge

ANALYSIS: All eyes are on the Cambodian prime minister as he visits border regions.

5/02/2010
Bangkok Post

Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia is jangling a few nerves with a planned visit to the disputed border region near the Preah Vihear temple this weekend.
Some government insiders regard the visit as ill-timed and designed to advance a political agenda, security sources say.
Hun Sen will visit his troops on the border, near a 4.6 square kilometre area overlapping the border whose ownership is disputed by the two countries.
The government is concerned about the conditions Phnom Penh is imposing for the visit, the insiders yet.
The army had received a letter from Phnom Penh saying Hun Sen would visit Cambodian soldiers along the border from Preah Vihear temple to Ta Moan Thom temple from tomorrow to Monday.

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