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The Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, have urged the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN, its acronym in English) to "address and resolve challenges in our region," referring to the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand , during a summit on Saturday in Jakarta.

Both countries are fighting from the fifties - when France withdrew from Cambodia - the sovereignty of the Hindu temples of Preah Vihear, Ta Moan and Ta Krabey and adjacent territories in the Dangrek Mountains.

Although Asian integration has a policy of noninterference in the internal affairs of its member countries, "ASEAN must improve its credibility with the implementation of their own accord," said Abhisit. "We need to solve the problem (between Cambodia and Thailand) because we do not want to affect the agenda of ASEAN community building," he added.

On the other hand, the Thai president said that "if the Cambodians, should come to the table, no problem." Cambodians themselves have said that the Thais are blocking the deal, asking constantly changing demands.

The foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand gathered at a summit intended to send a team of Indonesian military observers to the border, but Cambodia established as a precondition not to accept the request of the Thai troops withdraw from Cambodian temple.

Moreover, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who preferred not to make any reference to the border dispute at the summit, has focused her speech on raw material shortages suffered by the region and noted that "nations this land will face the competitive situation. " Yudhoyono also said that ASEAN needs to develop domestic trade and investment in the area.