Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, left, talks with his Defense Minister Tea Banh, right, during the Independence Day celebration at the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Thailand's fugitive ex-leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, will visit Cambodia this week after being appointed an economic adviser, Hun Sen said Sunday, inflaming a diplomatic row between the neighbors. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, left, talks with his Defense Minister Tea Banh, right, during the Independence Day celebration at the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Thailand's fugitive ex-leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, will visit Cambodia this week after being appointed an economic adviser, Hun Sen said Sunday, inflaming a diplomatic row between the neighbors.

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  1. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, holds flowers as his prays at the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Hun Sen pays his first official visit Saturday to his troops at the historic temple in the disputed territory with Thailand.
  2. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center right, and his wife Bun Rany, sitting next to him, pray at the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Hun Sen pays his first official visit Saturday to his troops at the historic temple in the disputed territory with Thailand.
  3. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, right, sprays perfume as he prays at the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Hun Sen pays his first official visit Saturday to his troops at the historic temple in the disputed territory with Thailand.
  4. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center left, and his wife Bun Rany, center right, pray at the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Hun Sen pays his first official visit Saturday to his troops at the historic temple in the disputed territory with Thailand.
  5. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen prays at the Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, about 245 kilometers (152 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Hun Sen paid his first official visit Saturday to his troops at the historic temple in the disputed territory with Thailand.
  6. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, front left, toasts champagne with Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, front right, as Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Zhang Jin Feng, center, looks on during a signing ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Cambodia and its key donor China focused Monday on agreements on economic aid during a visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, after Cambodia bowed to Beijing's wishes and deported a group of 20 Muslim asylum-seekers.
  7. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) greets Thai members of parliament from the pro-Thaksin party, Puea Thai, at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on November 14, 2009. Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra left Cambodia on November 14, officials said, concluding a trip which has stoked a major diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
  8. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) shakes hands with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R) at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 314 kilometres northwest of Phnom Penh, on November 13, 2009. Dozens of red-shirted Thai supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra greeted the fugitive former premier as he paid a controversial visit to the main tourist town of neighbouring Cambodia.
  9. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) and former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R) smile as they greet a Thaksin supporter at a hotel in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh, on November 13, 2009. Dozens of red-shirted Thai supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra greeted the fugitive former premier as he paid a controversial visit to the main tourist town of neighbouring Cambodia.
  10. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) emraces former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R) at a hotel in Siem Reap province, 314 kilometres northwest of Phnom Penh, on November 13, 2009. Dozens of red-shirted Thai supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra greeted the fugitive former premier as he paid a controversial visit to the main tourist town of neighbouring Cambodia.
  11. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) smiles upon his arrival at Siem Reap international airport in Siem Reap province, some 300 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on November 12, 2009. Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra accused his country's rulers of 'false patriotism' as he delivered a lecture in his new role as Cambodia's economic adviser on November 12, 2009.
  12. Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R) shakes hands with governor of Siem Reap Sou Phirin (L) upon his arrival at Siem Reap international airport in Siem Reap province, some 314 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh on November 12, 2009. Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra accused his country's rulers of 'false patriotism' as he delivered a lecture in his new role as Cambodia's economic adviser on November 12, 2009.

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