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Laos calls at UN for sanctions on Cuba to be lifted
Laos Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane called for unilateral coercive measures against Cuba to be lifted and for Cuba to be removed from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism. Cambodia, meanwhile, called for a fair and lasting solution to its border disputes with Thailand at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Laos Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane called for the immediate and unconditional lifting of unilateral coercive measures against Cuba at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Phomvihane also called for Cuba to be removed from the United States’ list of state sponsors of terrorism.
Phomvihane said renewed commitment to inclusive multilateralism centered on the United Nations would deepen trust. He described the Palestinian issue as a lasting test of the credibility of the multilateral system and said Laos was seriously concerned about the humanitarian situation and reconstruction needs in Gaza.
Phomvihane said the two-state solution must not be allowed to become unattainable and called for a fair and lasting peace that guarantees the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination through the establishment of an independent state.
Call for a solution on the Cambodia–Thailand border
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, speaking at the same General Assembly session, called for the border disputes with Thailand to be resolved fairly and permanently.
Sokhonn said the recent tensions and clashes between the two countries had seriously undermined mutual trust. He called for all previously signed agreements between the neighboring countries to be fully implemented and urged the rapid resumption of surveying and boundary demarcation work through the Joint Boundary Commission.
Sokhonn said progress was needed on unresolved border issues and announced that more than 20,000 Cambodian civilians had been unable to return to their homes.
Maritime dispute and sovereign equality
Addressing the maritime dispute between Cambodia and Thailand, Sokhonn said Cambodia had initiated compulsory conciliation proceedings under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea after Thailand terminated the 2001 memorandum of understanding.
Sokhonn said the Phnom Penh administration continued to maintain relations with Bangkok based on peace, cooperation and mutual respect. He said a fair and lasting solution would benefit both countries and stressed that the sovereign equality of states was one of the fundamental principles of international relations.
Sokhonn said the United Nations Charter did not establish different standards for powerful and less powerful states, adding that all member states were equal before the Charter. He also called for compliance with international law and the peaceful resolution of disputes.
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