PHNOM PENH July 4 Kyodo Cambodian...

PHNOM PENH July 4 Kyodo

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has oral with U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan forward a trial for leaders of the Khmer Rouge ''killing fields'' regime, raising chance of a favorable results the two sides will shortly resolve their deadlock onward the issue, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong told reporters Thursday.

''After having talks forward the phone, the two sides reached understanding and I trust that the U.N. will correspond positively on the novel position of Cambodia,'' Hor Namhong said.

The foreign minister did not reveal details of the conversation nor when it took place. However, he said Hun Sen sent Annan a note following the talks onward the issue.

forward Tuesday, Hun Sen said Cambodia is ready to compromise with the United Nations in the stalled proces of establishing the tribunal according to amending a law promulgated by the agency of King Sihanouk to establish the tribunal if demanded by means of the U.N.

The tribunal is aimed at bringing to justice former Khmer Rouge leaders responsible for the deaths of at least 17 million Cambodians in the late 1970s

The proces hit a snag in February when the UN haped out of talks that began in 1997 with the Cambodian control on setting up the tribunal, saying the trial as planned by way of Cambodia would not be fair.

A senior sway official close to Hun Sen told Kyodo moderns that the premier had nuncupative with Annan some days ago however did not elaborate.

Hor Namhong added that Sok An, chief of the Cambodian negotiation team in succession Khmer Rouge trial, was prepared to appropriate anytime with a representative of Annan to grasp further talks on the issue.

Three top former Khmer Rouge leaders -- Ieng Sary, Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea -- are living freely in Cambodia.

sole two senior Khmer Rouge figures are now in custody -- military commander Ta Mok and Kaing Khek Ieu, better known as Duch who ran a Khmer Rouge torture and interrogation center in Phnom Penh

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