Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says military-ruled Burma is home to some of Southeast Asia's greatest cultural treasures which could become part of regional tourism packages.
"Burma has great tourist potential," senior Hun Sen aide Sri Thamrong told reporters at Phnom Penh airport on Monday, before the Prime Minister flew to Burma.
"Not only are they followers of Buddhism but they also have beautiful temples so we could offer joint package tours."
Cambodia's 800-year-old Angkor Wat temple complex is largely responsible for an explosion of tourists to the war-scarred nation, which attracted 1.7 million visitors last year.
Cultural aficionados say the similar-aged Buddhist temples in Bagan in central Burma are a close rival to Angkor, but a chronic lack of infrastructure means they attract only a fraction of the number of visitors.
Airlines in Thailand have tried to promote a similar 'cultural package' in the region, with flights linking Angkor to the ancient Thai and Lao capitals, Sukhothai and Luang Prabang, and Hoi An in central Vietnam.
Cambodian government spokesman, Khieu Kanharith, said Hun Sen's talks with the Burmese junta would not include the detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, whose latest 12-month period of house arrest is due to expire this weekend.
"Burma has great tourist potential," senior Hun Sen aide Sri Thamrong told reporters at Phnom Penh airport on Monday, before the Prime Minister flew to Burma.
"Not only are they followers of Buddhism but they also have beautiful temples so we could offer joint package tours."
Cambodia's 800-year-old Angkor Wat temple complex is largely responsible for an explosion of tourists to the war-scarred nation, which attracted 1.7 million visitors last year.
Cultural aficionados say the similar-aged Buddhist temples in Bagan in central Burma are a close rival to Angkor, but a chronic lack of infrastructure means they attract only a fraction of the number of visitors.
Airlines in Thailand have tried to promote a similar 'cultural package' in the region, with flights linking Angkor to the ancient Thai and Lao capitals, Sukhothai and Luang Prabang, and Hoi An in central Vietnam.
Cambodian government spokesman, Khieu Kanharith, said Hun Sen's talks with the Burmese junta would not include the detention of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, whose latest 12-month period of house arrest is due to expire this weekend.
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We, Cambodians, are very ashamed to have an uneducated prime minister as ah Hun Sen
If ah Hun Sen told that reporters are insolent, so ah Hun Sen is an ILL-BRED prime minister in Cambodia
ah Hun Sen (Kbal youn Khloun Sat') is the criminal against humanity in Cambodia
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