JAKARTA (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia’s regional grouping met in Indonesia on Tuesday to try to settle a bloody border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia that has raised doubts about the group’s aim for economic integration.
The 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) prides itself on non-interference in members’ internal affairs and has long been considered a talking-shop unable to sanction members while trying to resolve disputes by consensus.
“I’d like to make it absolutely clear that for fellow ASEAN member states, the option of conflict, the option of use of force is not meant to be on the table,” Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said ahead of the meeting.
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