Monday, 13 April 2009

Thai PM to Visit Cambodia as Scheduled: Official

2009-04-13
Xinhua
Web Editor: Qin Mei

Despite the current instability in his country, Thai Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva will visit Cambodia as scheduled on April 18, national media on Monday quoted official source as saying.

The prime minister has insisted on his visit here later this month, Chinese-language daily newspaper the Commercial News quoted officials at the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as saying.

It is a custom for an ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) government leader to pay courtesy visits to the other nine member countries, after he steps in his occupancy, added the source.

Sry Thamrong, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's personal advisor, told reporters last week that at least 7 out of 24 pieces of ancient Khmer artifacts will be returned to Cambodia, when Abhisit Vejjajiva visits Cambodia.

These Khmer artifacts were stolen and trafficked out of Cambodia, but finally arrested by the Thai authorities.

Local media also reported that Hun Sen and Abhisit Vejjajiva will discuss the border disputes between the two countries during the Thai premier's visit Cambodia.

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