Prime Minister Hun Sen and Thaksin hugged and addressed each other as “brother” when they met Saturday morning at the Cabinet offices. Thaksin, who arrived late Friday night, is also scheduled to deliver a lecture on economic development and play golf during his scheduled weeklong stay. The warm relationship between the two men contrasts with frosty ties between their two nations since Thaksin was ousted in a 2006 military coup. There have been several deadly border clashes over disputed territory, and Hun Sen’s embrace of Thaksin was sure to irk the former Thai leader’s opponents, who point out that he is a fugitive running from a corruption conviction.