Map checking at an end: PM

Back and forth exchanges between party leaders over the Vietnam border continued yesterday, despite calls by Prime Minister Hun Sen to end politicking on the sensitive issue.

Echoing statements by senior ministers, the premier told a cabinet meeting that Thursday’s ceremony to check government maps used to demarcate the eastern frontier against colonial-era maps lent by France had resolved doubts about their legitimacy.

Calling further verification “unnecessary”, he demanded the Cambodia National Rescue Party cease exploiting the issue for popularity.

Soon after, CNRP president Sam Rainsy took to Facebook to, once more, voice concern about Vietnamese encroachment.

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