Regarding the incident happening at the Cambodia-Laos border in Steung Treng province, Mr. Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, told reporters on Sunday that it was a "confusion" not a "confrontation", and the two parties are working together to end the problem.
According to Cambodia Express News (CEN), a trusted local online newspaper, Mr. Ouk Theary, president of the provincial department of information has been reporting to Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith that it was true about Lao soldiers coming to interrupt the construction of a border beltway alongside Cambodia-Laos border in the east of Sekong River. But the provincial authority, in close cooperation with the provincial armed force, were firmly working to find peaceful solution in order to avoid any confrontation.
On Saturday, Fresh News, another trusted local online newspaper, reported that the provincial authority said it was Lao soldiers, from the province of Attapu, equipped with all kind of weapon, who came to interrupt the construction of the border beltway in Thmor Keo commune, Siem Pang district, Steung Treng province.
The authority also said that in response to the reinforcement of the Lao armed force, Cambodian counterpart tried to talk with them to not to use weapons in Cambodian soil, but Lao soldiers did not agree saying that they were only following the order from Lao high command.
For their safety, the Cambodian armed force was reinforced to be able to continue the construction of the beltway that was at the time 150 kilometers long.
As for General Ek Siphandon, Commander of the Cambodia-Laos Border Guard, this issue needs to be addressed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cambodian Border Committee.
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