Tuesday, February 15, 2011

UN urges Thailand and Cambodia to settle border dispute peacefully and backs ASEAN role

Mon, 14 Feb 2011
The Associated Press

The U.N. Security Council is expressing "grave concern" at recent border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia and is calling on the two sides to settle the dispute peacefully.

The council expressed support for the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations' attempts to resolve the conflict. ASEAN's foreign ministers will discuss the clashes at a Feb. 22 meeting.

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, who briefed the council as the current chair of ASEAN, said he was "far more optimistic about where we are" after Monday's closed-door council meeting, which the Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers addressed.

The nations blame each other for starting fighting Friday which sparked days of artillery duels, killing at least eight people.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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