Cambodia irritated over invitation

Cambodia irritated over invitation

CAMBODIA: Foreign ministry has expressed its irritation over an
upcoming ASEAN meeting on international terrorism which it said
it had not been informed about or invited to.

The ministry's permanent secretary Chem Widhya said in Phnom
Penh late Monday that it had learned about the meeting, due to be
held by the end of November, through Thai media reports.

"We are surprised that we have not received the information
through diplomatic channels," he said.

Thai Foreign Minister Surakiart Sathirathai told the Thai
press from the APEC meeting in Shanghai that Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministers would discuss how to
respond to the terrorist attacks on the United States.

He said in Monday's newspapers that although Brunei currently
chairs the regional grouping, the meeting could be held in
Thailand. Originally scheduled for Oct. 15, it would now take
place before the end of November. --AFP