Koh Kong commander denies apologizing for helicopter shooting

PHNOM PENH,Dec 20 (CEN)-Koh Kong Provincial Military Commander
Yun Min issued a statement Tuesday denying he had apologized for
Cambodian troops firing on a Thai helicopter that strayed into
Cambodian territory last week.

"We didn’t talk about who was right or wrong. But we agreed to
continue cooperation to avoid such an incident from happening again," he said, referring to
a meeting between the Cambodian and Thai armies in Kao Lan on Sunday.

Thai reports said earlier that Cambodia had expressed regret over the incident in which
Cambodian troops opened fire on a Thai military helicopter which entered Cambodian
territory on Ta Min Mountain in Koh Kong province on December 15.