JAKARTA, Indonesia - a bloody conflict of the Thailand-Cambodia border is supposed to divert an attempt to boost regional security talks between the leaders of Southeast Asian and facilitated economic disparities across the borders.
Another hot topic at the two-day summit that opens Saturday will be Myanmar demand Chair 10 - Association of Nations of the Southeast, or ASEAN, Asia in 2014. Some countries say that it is ready, but others argue that the Government still did enough to improve the human rights.
Presidents and Prime Ministers have begun filing in the venue of the Summit closely watched in the Indonesian capital to speak of their objective stated along the construction of an economic region competitive and highly integrated.
This will mean all of the improvement of the road, rail and other transportation links to find ways to ensure food security and overcome the vast energy challenges.
But the concerns of regional security such as the Spratlys Islands potentially rich oil claimed by China and several ASEAN countries - a dispute that concerns the so - United States and terrorism after the death of bin Laden probably steal the show.
The most pressing issue is renewed fighting along the border of the Thailand and Cambodia, which claimed the lives nearly 20 over the past two weeks, sending tens of thousands of people fleeing their homes.
Current Chairman of ASEAN, Indonesia tried to help mediate the dispute on small plots of land claimed by both countries, but he made up this little progress.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he wants ASEAN to oversee a permanent ceasefire, according to his top adviser, Sri Thamrong, but the Thailand considers always the problem should be resolved bilaterally or through the International Court of Justice.
During this time, Myanmar President, Thein Sein, party leaders, supported by the military which remportée won in general elections, end of last year, ask the right Chair of ASEAN in 2014.
The regional grouping is supposed to turn its President each year between Member countries - Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.
Myanmar was forced to move its Tower in 2005, however, after coming under strong pressure from the international community over the slow progress on national reconciliation and human rights.
Thailand and in several other countries have indicated that they stand in the way.
Singapore said that it would be preferable to postpone the date due to persistent concerns on the human rights violations.
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