In an interview with our stringer Khemara in Phnom Penh, the FUNCINPEC/AD spokesman, Mr. Neou Kasie, said the meeting on Tuesday between the technical groups of the FUNCINPEC Party and the Sam Rainsy Party resulted in a formal letter to request a new meeting next week of the Alliance of Democrats' working groups with the Cambodian People's Party counterpart to break the political deadlock.
The spokesman also said the return of Prince Norodom Ranaridh to Cambodia has contributed to the easing of tension and opened doors for renewed high-level negotiations with the Cambodian People's Party.