ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the Kampuchean question from two points of view. Firstly, it seeks to find out if there has been any progress in the narrowing down of the differences between the contending Kampuchean parties. And secondly, it attempts to highlight the political changes in the international dimension of the Kampuchean problem, namely, the relations between Vietnam and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) including individual member countries and the implications of the problem for intra-ASEAN relations. The ASEAN countries, especially Indonesia, which chaired the meeting, had an unrewarding task in finding suitable dates for the negotiations so that some results could be achieved. The International Conference on Kampuchea, which commenced on 30 July and lasted until the end of August, is, however, the most serious effort so far in which all the concerned parties took part.
