Thailand, Cambodia ties normalized

Thailand, Cambodia ties normalized

THAILAND: The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia said on Wednesday
that relations between their countries had fully normalized
following the bad blood caused by anti-Thai riots in the
Cambodian capital in January.

"We consider that what happened before was a nightmare and an
accident," Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told reporters
after a meeting with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.

"Our relations are now normalized. Cambodia and Thailand are
determined to start a new chapter of bilateral relations that are
better than ever," he said.

Hun Sen, standing alongside Thaksin, said, "We have learned
from our experiences and we have solved the problem and
normalized our relations."

Relations between the two countries plunged when angry
Cambodians vandalized Thailand's Embassy in the Cambodian capital
Phnom Penh and razed Thai-owned businesses on Jan. 29. --AP