PHNOM PENH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday wrote a letter to congratulate Yingluck Shinawatra for being elected by the House of Representatives to be Thailand's 28th Prime Minister and the first female Prime Minister of Thailand.
In a letter, dated Aug. 5, sent to Yingluck Shinawatra, Hun Sen said on behalf of the government of Cambodia and Cambodian people, he expressed his heartfelt and sincere congratulation to Yingluck for being elected by Thai lawmakers to be the Prime Minister of Thailand.
“I am optimistic that with a joint commitment, Your Excellency and I will obviously be able to restore our traditional friendship, good neighbors, and fruitful cooperation between our two countries’ peoples,” said the premier.
“I am ready to work closely with Your Excellency to serve the interests of our two countries and peoples, and to solve all issues peacefully in order to bring good harmonization to our nations and to contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in the region,” he said.
Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, is the sister of the Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and Pheu Thai PM Candidate.
The Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory-265 out of the 500 parliamentary seats-in the general election on July 3 and it has formed a coalition government with four small parties, making the coalition control about 60 percent of the House seats.
Cambodia and Thailand have had sporadic border conflict over territorial dispute near the Preah Vihear temple since the UNESCO listed the 11th century Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.
Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 square kilometers (1.8 square miles) of scrub next to the temple.
Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulting in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides.
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