HANOI, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has called on
Cambodia and Thailand to resolve their dispute relating to the Preah Vihear
Temple through peaceful negotiations, local newspaper Vietnam News on Tuesday
quoted a local spokesman as reporting.
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Cambodian military police patrol Preah
Vihear temple, 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, July 21,
2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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wants the two sides to restrain themselves to avoid making the situation
complicated and to try to resolve remaining issues through peaceful negotiations
in the spirit of friendship and solidarity of the ASEAN, for the interest of
both countries and for stability and development of the ASEAN, said Foreign
Affairs Ministry spokesman Le Dung.
Both countries historically laid claim to the
11th-century temple, which now sits on Cambodian soil following the action of
the International Court of Justice which awarded the ancient temple to Cambodia
in 1962. However, the exact demarcation of the border around the ruins remains
in contention.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
has 10 member states, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Cambodia informs compatriots about
Thai encroachment of its territory
PHNOM PENH, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has
spoken more seriously about its border dispute with Thailand, as its foreign
ministry issued a letter Tuesday to its compatriots to tell about the Thai
occupation of its territory and the ensuing Thai military threat.
Thai-Cambodia border meeting fails to
meet breakthrough, but both promise no
force
BANGKOK, July 21
(Xinhua) -- The special meeting of the Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee
(GBC) concluded Monday evening with both Thailand and Cambodia agreed not to use
force to settle their dispute over the borderline near Preah Vihear
Temple. Full story
Cambodia turns down Thai request to
review border lines
PHNOM PENH, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian side Monday
turned down the Thai side's request to review the border lines, during the
meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) between both countries held in
Thai province of Sa Kaew, said a senior Cambodian official. Full story
