SIEM REAP, Feb 16 (Bernama) -- Cambodia and Thailand will try to contain their border dispute and won't let it affect the cooperation in other fields, said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) here on Monday.
"Both sides have assured that we won't expand the dispute over a piece of land near the Preah Vihear temple into a big conflict between the two countries," the Vietnam news agency quoted him as saying on the sideline of the one-day Business Roundtable hosted by the Economist Conferences.
"We won't plant that dispute into other sectors like culture, tourism, trade, economy and investment, either," he said.
He added that although Cambodia and Thailand had accidents near the temple in last October, Cambodia still imported about US$1.8 million worth of Thai goods in 2008.
Tempers flared on the border after the Preah Vihear temple was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July, angering Thai nationalists who demanded that the then-government reclaim the territory, including the 11th-century ruins and its surrounding lands.
Rounds of talks were held since then, but with no major achievements due to the political instability in Thailand.
Cambodia and Thailand have never fully demarcated their 805-km border. Only 73 border posts were planted in 1907 and both countries planned to plant hundreds more in the coming years.
"Both sides have assured that we won't expand the dispute over a piece of land near the Preah Vihear temple into a big conflict between the two countries," the Vietnam news agency quoted him as saying on the sideline of the one-day Business Roundtable hosted by the Economist Conferences.
"We won't plant that dispute into other sectors like culture, tourism, trade, economy and investment, either," he said.
He added that although Cambodia and Thailand had accidents near the temple in last October, Cambodia still imported about US$1.8 million worth of Thai goods in 2008.
Tempers flared on the border after the Preah Vihear temple was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July, angering Thai nationalists who demanded that the then-government reclaim the territory, including the 11th-century ruins and its surrounding lands.
Rounds of talks were held since then, but with no major achievements due to the political instability in Thailand.
Cambodia and Thailand have never fully demarcated their 805-km border. Only 73 border posts were planted in 1907 and both countries planned to plant hundreds more in the coming years.
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