uddhist monks at their pagoda in Phnom Penh on Monday show a copy of a newspaper which carries a declaration by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen saying "Islam and Buddhism are compatible". The Cambodian government appealed to Afghanistan's ruling Taliban to halt the destruction of pre-Islamic Buddhist statues in the country. (AFP)

Thöù hai 5-3-2001, chö taêng treû Cam-bu-chia taïi moät ngoâi chuøa ôû Phnom Penh ñang giôùi thieäu moät tôø baùo tieáng Anh ñöa tin thuû töôùng Cam-bu-chia Hun Sen cho raèng "Hoài giaùo vaø Phaät giaùo töông thích vôùi nhau." Chính quyeàn Cam-bu-chia keâu goïi giôùi laõnh ñaïo Taliban cuûa nöôùc Afghanistan ngöng söï phaù huûy caùc töôïng Phaät tieàn Hoài giaùo treân khaép ñaát nöôùc naøy. (AÛnh tö lieäu cuûa AFP)