JAKARTA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Wednesday that it hopes border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia would not jeopardize its solidarity.
"The dispute is one thing but the most important thing is that the incident would not pose risk to the ASEAN's solidarity," Tommy Koh, Chairperson on the High-Level Task Force on the Drafting of the ASEAN Charter, told the press after the second ASEAN Secretariat Policy Forum at its secretariat here.
He said that member countries have offered solutions but both countries rejected them so far.
"We try to calm the situation down all the time," said Koh.
ASEAN's Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan said diplomacy is still going on to find a solution.
Koh said delegations are doing their job for the maximum restraint.
The two ASEAN members met with diplomatic problem after Cambodia appointed ousted former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic advisor to Cambodia's government and Prime Minister Hun Sen on Nov. 4.
After the appointment, the Thai government recalled its ambassador to Cambodia and the Cambodian government, in response, announced a recall of its ambassador to Thailand.
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