Cambodian PM to attend ASEAN summit in Thailand

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead a delegation to attend the 15th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Hua Hin, Thailand scheduled from Oct. 23-25, at the invitation of his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva.

The delegation includes Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong, Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh, Sun Chanthol, senior minister in charge of special mission and other members of the Royal Government of Cambodia, the Foreign Ministry's press release said on Tuesday.

According to Hor Namhong, it is still uncertain whether Prime Minister Hun Sen would raise the border issue during the ASEAN Summit meetings in Thailand on Oct. 23-25.

Thailand holds the 2009 ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) chairmanship.

The ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.