Wednesday, February 23, 2011

ASEAN reiterates call for Cambodia,Thailand to find amicable solution

22 February 2011
Channel News Asia

SINGAPORE: ASEAN Foreign Ministers have received an update from Cambodia and Thailand on the situation at their disputed border around the ancient Preah Vihar temple.

The ministers have also re-iterated ASEAN’s call for both countries to search for an amicable solution and welcomed their invitation to Indonesia, the current ASEAN chair, to assign observers.

A Singapore Foreign Ministry spokesman said the informal ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting took place in Jakarta on Tuesday and Singapore’s Foreign Minister George Yeo was also present.

The meeting discussed a range of regional and international issues.

The ministers welcomed Thailand and Cambodia’s commitment to avoid further armed clashes and acknowledged that ASEAN could play a constructive role in maintaining regional peace and stability.

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