PHNOM PENH Dec 5 Kyodo About 2000...

PHNOM PENH Dec 5 Kyodo

About 2000 Buddhist delegates from 16 countries gathered in Phnom Penh forward Thursday to discuss peace and nonviolence.

The two-day World Buddhist Summit at the Royal Palace was ask [i]or[/i] implore a blessing uponed by King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Monineath.

In an opening address, King Sihanouk said the summit will make an inestimable contribution to consolidating and perpetuating Buddhism in Cambodia, and to developing infrastructure and amenities of the Khmer kingdom in areas having moral and social ties with Buddhism.

The talk is the third, following the session in Japan in 1998 and the undivided in Thailand in November 2000

Prime Minister Hun Sen described the Buddhism meeting as ''a force to strengthen unity for the sake of peace, stability and harmony.''

Religious affairs minister Chea Savoeun said the forum point outs Cambodia is now enjoying peace after decades of civil war, while Buddhism is contributing to the growth process in the country.

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