Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Cambodian, Thai Leaders Vows To Avoid Armed Clashes

via CAAI

PHNOM PENH, Sept 28 (Bernama) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva have pledged to avoid armed clashes along the shared border, according to Vietnam news agency.

That is one of the four points both leaders reached consensus upon during their 40-minute meeting on the sidelines of the US-ASEAN Summit in New York last week, said Cambodia's Secretary of State of the Office of the Council of Ministers Prak Sokhon.

Sokkon said the two prime ministers agreed to promote cooperation and increase the exchanges of arts and sports delegations, jointly examine the possibility of opening the Stung Bot border gate to boost two-way trade and upgrade the Poipet checkpoint to an international tourism border gate.

They also agreed to jointly monitor media reports in both countries to avoid misunderstanding, he said.

According Sokhon, the two leaders planned to meet for talks when they attend the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels and the ASEAN summit in Hanoi later this year.

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