Officials at border call for better info sharing #Vietnam

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Meas Sokchea

Authorities in Svay Rieng province have slammed the minister in charge of negotiating border issues with Vietnam, saying he has not kept the military and governor’s office in the loop regarding the ongoing dispute with Cambodia’s neighbour.

Cheang Am, the provincial governor, told a meeting of officials yesterday that Va Kim Hong, senior minister for border affairs, had not fostered good relations between Am’s office, the military and the working group overseeing negotiations with Vietnam.

“So I have a proposal: I would like our national border committee to explain in this province where [the Vietnamese] encroached, where we lost our land, because people are confused at this point,” he said.

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