(Phnom Penh): During a bilateral meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, in China on the sidelines of the SCO Plus Summit, Thongloun Sisoulith, President of Laos, urged Cambodia and Thailand to exercise maximum restraint, respect and fully implement the ceasefire.

Meas Sophorn, Spokesperson for Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, spoke shortly after midnight on Tuesday (Sep. 2) at a press conference held upon the return of Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet and the high-level Cambodian Government delegation from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus Summit in Tianjin, China.

He added that the Lao president stressed the importance of preventing any escalation of conflict between the two countries and encouraged both sides to resolve border disputes through peaceful means.

In addition, both leaders expressed satisfaction and highly valued the progress of comprehensive and long-term strategic cooperation in all areas between the two nations.

Both sides also reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening traditional ties and to expanding cooperation in key priority sectors, including the economy, trade, infrastructure connectivity, defence, security and energy.
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