Cambodia, Thailand start annual regional border meeting in Siem Reap
23/10/2008 16:14
Officials of the regional border committees of Cambodia and Thailand today
held their annual meeting to solve bilateral differences and seek for
development over border issues.
Today's agenda includes talks on trade,
security, economy and social order along the border, said Siem Reap governor Sou
Pheasin.
"Tomorrow we will talk about overall issues," he
added.
Meanwhile, Neang Phat, secretary of state at the Cambodian National
Defense Ministry, told reporters that it is the 11th annual meeting for both
committees and will last two days.
Just on Oct. 15, a gunfire exchange
occurred at the border between Cambodia and Thailand, killing two Cambodians
soldiers and wounding over a dozen Thais.
In early October, at least one
Cambodian soldier and two Thai troopers were wounded during sporadic fighting
and two other Thai soldiers seriously injured after stepping on a landmine at
the border area.
In July, the ancient Preah Vihear Temple of Cambodia was
awarded world heritage status by UNESCO, which angered the nationalists in
Thailand who still claimed ownership of the site.
In effect, a military
stalemate had haunted the region, and up to 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops
faced off there for several weeks.
Xinhua
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