[Vietnamization: Indochina] 18 July 1980 STATEMENT OF THE CONFERENCE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS BETWEEN LAOS, CAMBODIA AND VIETNAM

DOCUMENT SUMMARY

The Foreign Ministers of Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam accused Thailand of deliberately complicating the situation in its border areas with Cambodia and Laos. They criticized Bangkok of joining the US in collaborating with China against the Indochinese peoples and labelled this a grand plan of China aimed at expanding its influence and territory into Southeast Asia. The Ministers called for the negotiation and signing of non-aggression treaties between the Indochinese countries and Thailand as well as the other nations in Southeast Asia, cooperation in the issues of refugees and humanitarian relief, etc. They also warned Thailand against supporting the Pol Pot forces, violating Cambodia's sovereignty, inciting riots in Laos and denounced the Chinese invasion of Vietnam.

SUBJECTS DISCUSSED

• Cambodia--Foreign relations--Vietnam (Democratic Republic)
• China--Foreign relations--Vietnam (Democratic Republic)
• Cambodian-Vietnamese Conflict, 1977-1991
• Sino-Vietnamese Conflict, 1979

LOCATIONS DISCUSSED

• Cambodia
• Laos
• Thailand
• Vietnam

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

SOURCE

• The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Archives, published in "Basic documents on diplomatic struggle from April 1965 to July 1980", pages 70-76

ORIGINAL ARCHIVE

• Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Archives

TYPE

• Declaration

LANGUAGE

• Vietnamese

PUBLISHERS

• Cold War International History Project (CWIHP)

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