Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva have pledged to avoid armed clashes along the shared border

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart
Abhisit Vejjajiva have pledged to avoid armed clashes along the shared border, a
Cambodian official has said.

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 Prak Sokhon, Secretary of State of the Office of the Council of Ministers.


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 to the secretary of state, the two leaders planned to meet each other
when they attend the Asia-Europe Meeting in Brussels and the ASEAN summit in
Hanoi later this year.-Enditem