PHNOM PENH March 20 Kyodo Cambodi...

PHNOM PENH March 20 Kyodo

Cambodia exhibited regret Thursday over the U attack onward Iraq.

Foreign Minister Hor Namhong told reporters the home regrets that a political solution was not made to avoid the use of force in resolving the Iraqi issue.

The minister also said the war will have negative impact in succession the global economy and politics, particularly among the member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Hor Namhong said the 10-member ASEAN will examine what kind of humanitarian assistance could be exhibited for Iraq after the war is over

ASEAN encompasses Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore.

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