Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that he would explain at the National Assembly (NA) border issues with Vietnam at the request of Sam Rainsy Party, the country's major opposition party. "I wrote a letter to the NA's president (Heng Samrin) a few weeks ago, saying that I will answer all questions relevant to border issues at the National Assembly's session, but now the president has not set the date for me to explain the issues," he told a graduation ceremony of more than 2,600 students at the Royal University of Law and Economics. "I will spend four hours to answer the question about the border issues. We will clear everything at the National Assembly," he said.
The premier's plan to appear at the National Assembly was unveiled after the opposition party had subsequently accused the current government of national betrayal for ceding land to Vietnam. "It is serious and unacceptable that they call us'traitors', so I need to explain these issues," he said, adding that his upcoming remarks will be televised live in all local TVs if possible.
Cambodia shares a 1,270-km border with Vietnam to the east. To date, about 80 percent of the border demarcation has been completed and the two countries have vowed to fully complete it by the end of this year.
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