Vietnam also supported the role of ASEAN as well as effort of the ASEAN Chair in assisting both sides to peacefully solve disputes, Assistant to Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh said at an ASEAN unofficial meeting in Jakarta on Feb. 22.

Vinh, who headed the Vietnamese delegation to the meeting, stressed the importance of peace, and stability in the region, reaffirming the wish that both sides would exert maximum restraint, carry out the ceasefire agreement and solve disputes by peaceful measures based on fundamental principles of international laws, the UN and ASEAN Charters and the Treaty for of Amity and Cooperation (TAC).
The regional unofficial meeting was convened to discuss regional and international issues of common concern, including recent border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand.

At the meeting, the foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand reported the latest developments in their common border area, while the Indonesian FM stressed the efforts made by his country as ASEAN Chair in increasing contacts and assistance for both sides’ resettlement.

ASEAN FMs expressed their wishes that Cambodia and Thailand would exert restraint and solve their disputes through peaceful measures based on the ASEAN Charter and TAC as well as the spirit of ASEAN solidarity for the benefit of both countries’ people and peace, stability in the region and the ASEAN Community.

The ministers also welcomed the two neighbours’ commitments to peacefully solving disputes and agreements on ceasefire, avoidance of armed clashes and early resumption of border negotiation mechanisms reached by the two countries’ military representatives on Feb. 19.

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