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Vietnam called on Cambodia and Thailand to resolve their
dispute relating to the Preah Vihear Temple through peaceful
negotiations in the spirit of friendship and solidarity.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesman Le Dung made the
appeal on July 21 while answering a correspondent’s question
about Vietnam ’s reaction to recent developments between the
two members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN).
“We want that 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 ASEAN, for the interest of
both countries and for stability and development of the
group,” the spokesman said.
UNESCO has recently listed the Preah Vihear Temple as a
World Heritage Site belonging to Cambodia.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart
Samak Sundaravej recently had a phone conversation relating
to the disputed Preah Vihear temple, having agreed their
defence ministers would meet on July 21 in Thailand to
discuss the latest flare-up over competing claims to land
around the temple. (VNA) |
