PHNOM PENH, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Saturday that the country would not support any attempt to internationalize the issue of Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, according to Information Minister Khieu Kanharith.
The prime minister expressed the country's position during a meeting with Myanmar's president U Htin Kyaw at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Khieu Kanharith wrote on his Facebook after the meeting.
"We do not agree with any attempt to internationalize the Rohingya issue, considering it as the Myanmar's internal issue, and the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Charter also bans members from interfering in others'internal affairs," he quoted the prime minister as saying to the Myanmar president.
Myanmar has been criticized over the alleged killing of Rohingya people in Rakhine state by military forces, but the Myanmar government denies such accusations.
During the meeting, both leaders also pledged to enhance their bilateral relations in trade, tourism and education.
The Myanmar president made a four-day state visit to Cambodia on Friday at the invitation of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni.
U Htin Kyaw of the ruling National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, was elected as Myanmar's president in March 2016.
