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2008-08-06
2008-08-06
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday urged a peaceful solution to a border dispute with Thailand, saying a full-scale conflict would damage both countries' economies.
In his first public speech since winning a national election in July, Hun said both countries must "narrow the conflict and expand friendship and cooperation."
Soldiers from both countries have faced off against each other along their shared border near first near Preah Vihear temple and then at Ta Moan Thom temple, over disputed territory.
"We cannot just carve out Thailand to put in the sky or move our land away," Hun Sen said in a two-hour speech Wednesday. "We will coexist for tens of thousands of years to come."
"A border dispute should not turn the two countries into enemies in all domains," he added. "That is very dangerous."
The dispute began last month when about 70 Thai troops occupied the Ta Moan Thom temple site and prevented Cambodian troops from entering.
The Thai military said its troops had occupied the site for years.
In his first public speech since winning a national election in July, Hun said both countries must "narrow the conflict and expand friendship and cooperation."
Soldiers from both countries have faced off against each other along their shared border near first near Preah Vihear temple and then at Ta Moan Thom temple, over disputed territory.
"We cannot just carve out Thailand to put in the sky or move our land away," Hun Sen said in a two-hour speech Wednesday. "We will coexist for tens of thousands of years to come."
"A border dispute should not turn the two countries into enemies in all domains," he added. "That is very dangerous."
The dispute began last month when about 70 Thai troops occupied the Ta Moan Thom temple site and prevented Cambodian troops from entering.
The Thai military said its troops had occupied the site for years.
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