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Foreign Ministers and representatives to
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus three foreign
ministers meeting hold hands during the meeting in Singapore July 22,
2008. Foreign ministers from the ASEAN countries and China, Japan and
South Korea attended the meeting here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Reuters
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SINGAPORE, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Thailand
reiterated Tuesday that they were committed to a peaceful resolution of the
border dispute, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said.
"Thailand and Cambodia gave the assurance that they
would exercise utmost restraint and resolve the issue amicably in the spirit of
ASEAN solidarity and good neighborliness. Both sides also reiterated that they
would handle the situation in accordance with their ASEAN and international
obligations," Yeo said in a statement.
Yeo said the two countries have assured him that "the
General Border Commission would continue to meet, and that the next meeting
would be held in the near future."
Ministers from Thailand and Cambodia Tuesday briefed
their ASEAN counterparts on border dispute over the Preah Vihear Temple.
According to diplomats after the meeting, Cambodia wants ASEAN to get involved
but Thailand wants to solve the dispute bilaterally.
While Cambodia has sought ASEAN's assistance in
resolving the row, the foreign ministers "didn't go any further" than saying
that the group was prepared to help, ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan told
reporters.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The ASEAN foreign ministers are holding their annual
meeting in Singapore this week.
Thailand and Cambodia are locked in a military
stand-off over the 11th century Preah Vihear temple. The dispute over territory
near Preah Vihear temple escalated earlier this month when UNESCO approved
Cambodia's application to have the complex named a World Heritage Site.
Thai-Cambodia border meeting fails to
meet breakthrough, but both promise no force
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Cambodian Buddhist monks take a photo
with an old gun at Preah Vihear temple, 245 km (152 miles) north of Phnom
Penh, July 21, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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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
Vietnam urges end to Thailand,
Cambodia temple row
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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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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. Full story
ASEAN to help resolve Thai-Cambodian
border dispute
SINGAPORE, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will help member states
Thailand and Cambodia end the tense border dispute over an ancient temple, ASEAN
Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said on Tuesday.Full story
