Xinhua
Thai Trade Exhibition kicked off here on Thursday afternoon amid military confrontation at the border disputed area near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple between the two countries'troops
The opening ceremony was presided over by Thai Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwankiri and Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh, with around 300 participants, who are both Thai and Cambodian businesspeople.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Trairong Suwankiri said that the annual event was to promote Thai products and services in Cambodia as well as to strengthen bilateral trades between the two nations.
Bilateral trades between Cambodia and Thailand mounted to 2.54 billion U.S. dollars in 2010, up 54 percent from 1.65 billion dollars in a year earlier, he said.
"The year 2010 was the highest-ever recorded trade figure between the two countries," he said. "The government of Thailand is committed to boost more trade relations with Cambodia."
The expo from Feb. 17-20 is being held at the Diamond Island's Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh.
There are 178 booths (153 Thai booths and 25 Cambodian booths) with the participation of 78 companies, displaying a variety of products ranging from consumer goods, foodstuffs, drinks, construction materials, household utensils, leather-made products, school stationeries and cosmetics, said Cham Prasidh.
"I hope that the Cambodia and Thai trade relations will be well preserved with the complete and active participation from the private sectors and the governments of the two countries," he said.
"Cambodia has identified a long-standing goodwill and trade strategies in broadening and strengthening in the relations of trade, investment and economic cooperation with Thailand in the framework of a good neighborly country and as an ASEAN member."
The event was held as the border conflict between the two countries is still tense and armed clashes can be happened anytime as both sides' troops are confronting at the border disputed areas near Preah Vihear temple.
The ASEAN foreign ministers will hold a meeting on Feb. 22 in Jakarta, Indonesia to mediate the conflict.
ASEAN countries consist of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
3 comments:
Only thai stop fire, if Hun Sen beheading Hun Manet, Hun Mana and Hun Mani.
From Thai army! We know we will win why do we need to stop shooting? and the world hate Hun Sen regime any way!
Why do Kos Trol, sea and lands proximately over 10 000 km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty? Why don't Cambodia goverment transparency explain to cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian army are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 and what's about over 10 000km2 of cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian army you are decide the fade of your nation, Cambodian army as well as cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Kos Trol, Sea and lands over 10 000km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty at 1979 to 1985 treaty! treaty! Cambodian army at front line as well as all cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protect a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group rather in the real name of protecting khmer nation?
Cambodian army at front line suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs,lack of foods, lack of nutrition, their families have no health care help, no securities after they die but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning with young girls message, have super health care from oversea medical treatment, they are billionairs, millionairs who sell out the country to be rich and make cambodian people suffer everyday as cambodian people know already.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that result lost over 10 000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why don't they transparency inform all Cambodian and cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't include Kos Trol ( Kos Trol size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen with planty of natural resources ) in education
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