Friday, February 18, 2011

Hun Sen clings to Asean option

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Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwannakhiri (left) shakes hand with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Feb 17, 2011. (AFP)

17/02/2011
Bangkok Post

Cambodia wants foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or the Asean chairman, to sit in on bilateral talks with Thailand, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Thursday.

Hun Sen said this during his meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwannakhiri and Deputy Commerce Minister Alongkorn Polabutr, who called on him in Phnom Penh, news reports said.

Mr Trairong and Mr Alongkorn were in the Cambodian capital for the opening of the Thai trade fair.

They discussed trade and border issues with the Cambodian leader.

Hun Sen said he did not want the Thai-Cambodian border conflict to escalate and wanted both sides to jointly establish demarcation posts and comply with the United Nations Security Council’s call for a permanent ceasefire agreement through bilateral talks.

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