Phnom Penh (FN), Feb. 16 – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen thanked Japan for supporting his recent visit to Myanmar on 7-8 January 2022.

The premier spoke at the inauguration for the official use of the seven bridges in Kratie and Prey Veng provinces on Wednesday.

"I would like to thank Japan for their support on my recent official visit to Myanmar. It is a clear political message on how to deal with violence and chaos in Myanmar," the premier said.

Samdech continued, “Based on my experience, we need to find the root cause of the problem and a middle ground to solve the crisis by adhering to the principle of [not too soft and not too hard].”

During Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen’s recent visit, Myanmar’s senior general Min Aung Hlaing informed Cambodian premier Hun Sen that the Myanmar government had declared a five-month ceasefire with all Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) until the end of February 2022 and decided to further extend it until end of 2022. He assured the facilitation of the visit of the special envoy to Myanmar and to meet with all parties concerned including EAOs taking into account of the prevailing situation in Myanmar.
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