Cambodia pulls out of development pact with Laos and Vietnam after protests

PM Hun Manet says move takes 'into account people's concern on territory'

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet poses for a photo in Vietnam in late 2023.  © AP

PHNOM PENH (AP) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said he was pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests.

Critics on social media have focused on land concessions in border areas particularly with Vietnam, a highly sensitive issue because of Cambodia's historical antagonism toward its larger eastern neighbor.

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