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US envoy urges Asean to take up temple issue

Phnom Penh (dpa) - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations could play a key role in resolving an ongoing border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand, outgoing US ambassador to Cambodia Joseph Mussomeli said at a press conference Monday. ...full story at Bangkok Post

from Bangkok Post on Mon, Aug 25 2008

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