Sok An, the government's chief trial negotiator, reported "progress" in six

rounds of talks held at UN headquarters in New York on establishing a Khmer

Rouge tribunal. Sok An met with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and lead the

Cambodian delegation in a series of meetings with UN legal counsel Hans Corell,

the head of the UN delegation. Corell described the final meeting as "very

intense" and said it dealt with "substantive issues". Sok An will discuss

developments with the Prime Minister before a second round of talks to be held

in Phnom Penh is scheduled.