4:3 Leaders seek to help Thailand, Cambodia end clashes along border

(8 May 2011) SHOTLIST
1. Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen walking then shakes hands with Indonesia President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, zoom in on handshake, pull out
2. Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva walking then shakes hands with Yudhoyono, zoom in on handshake, then pan to Abhisit
3. Mid of Yudhoyono during meeting
4. Wide pan of meeting between Abhisit, Yudhoyono and Hun Sen
5. Close of Hun Sen
6. Close of Abhisit
7. Wide of meeting
8. Wide of news crews outside meeting
STORYLINE
Thailand Prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen met Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Sunday on the sidelines of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit meeting in Jakarta.
The meeting was held to try and find a resolution to settling the troublesome border dispute.
The conflict between the two ASEAN member states dominated much of the second day of the meeting and Yudhoyono warned in his opening statement that little could be accomplished without peace and stability between member countries.
The meeting, hosted by Indonesia, was hoped to hammer out a lasting cease-fire to end repeated outbreaks of fighting that has claimed nearly 20 lives over two weeks and forced nearly 100-thousand villagers to flee.
Though agreement by both sides to accept mediation was a good sign, Thailand has previously said the matter must be resolved directly between it and Cambodia.
The Thai-Cambodian border dispute - allegedly over control of ancient temples claimed by the two nations - has stirred nationalist sentiment on both sides.
But analysts say domestic politics is fanning the fire, especially in Thailand, where the military that staged a coup in 2006 could be posturing ahead of elections expected as early as next month.
The two sides came up with preconditions on Friday for sending Indonesian observers to the border, but Cambodia quickly lambasted a request by Thailand to first remove troops from its own side of the frontier.
Other topics on the agenda included Myanmar's bid for the rotating chair of the 10-member regional grouping, spiralling food and energy prices and maritime security in the South China Sea.
The summit, due to wrap up on Sunday, was supposed to focus on steps needed to create an integrated regional economic zone by 2015.
ASEAN's member countries are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, and Vietnam.
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