Laos urged to set soldier free

Cambodia is waiting for a response from Laos in their dispute over the Strategic Belt Road along the border and has called for the release of a Cambodian armed force member who was detained in Laos. Stung Treng provincial hall spokesman Men Kong said after a meeting between both sides on Monday that Cambodia had asked Laos to remove their soldiers from Cambodian territory and allow construction of the road.
 

He added that Lao officials asked for the temporary suspension of road building to get instructions from their government. Mr. Kong said Cambodia still maintained that the construction is in Cambodian territory.
 

“Our military engineers have not moved forward to clear the forest for continued construction,” he said. “They just move back to build the road in the forest which has already been cleared.”

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