Vietnam bans leasing land inside Cambodia

Vietnam has agreed to ban its citizens from leasing land in Cambodia to avoid increasing tensions along the border following a request from Prime Minister Hun Sen, according to Interior Minister Sar Kheng.

Kheng on 6 January said that Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had agreed to a proposal from Prime Minister Hun Sen that would prohibit Vietnam from renting land on the Cambodian side of the border.

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