Friday, November 19, 2010

Cambodian, Thai Premiers Hopeful on Border Resolution

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) shakes hand with his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva before the opening of the 4th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) summit in Phnom Penh November 17, 2010. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Thursday, 18 November 2010
“Both sides have hope for passage by Thailand’s joint parliamentary committee on the Thailand-Cambodia Joint Boundary Committee's three-document meetings, led by both foreign ministers in 2008 and 2009.”
Cambodian and Thailand may have broken a deadlock in a three-year border dispute, officials said Thursday.

The hope comes amid expectations that Thai parliament will approve the minutes of three joint border commission meetings early in December, despite an expected protest in Bangkok of the People's Alliance for Democracy.

In a bilateral meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart, Abhisist Vejjajiva, in Phnom Penh Wednesday night, the two discussed reducing tensions along the border near Preah Vihear temple, officials said.
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