As ASEAN chair in 2012, Cambodia will play its role as a neutralmediator in all regional and international issues, said Prime MinisterHun Sen on Jan. 24.
"As the 2012 ASEANchair, Cambodia will play a role as a neutral mediator, not side withany party in the disputes, for instance, the issues in the Koreanpeninsula and in the East Sea," China’s Xinhua news agency quoted PM HunSen as saying at a meeting with 26 Cambodian ambassadors and eightconsuls general to foreign countries.
He said the country will do its best to have all issues solved peacefully.
At a meeting on Jan. 23 with the diplomats, Cambodia 's DeputyPrime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong told those diplomatsthat the country's foreign policies face three main challenges thisyear.
They are the dispute concerning the temple ofPreah Vihear and surrounding area, Cambodia's candidacy as anon-permanent member at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) forthe 2013-2014 term and the country's ASEAN chair./.