Original report from Phnom Penh
23 July 2008
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong will travel to New York on Friday in hopes of meeting with the UN Security Council to resolve a continued military standoff with Thailand.
"We will report to the UN Security Council about the Preah Vihear crisis," he told VOA Khmer Wednesday.
A meeting with the 15 members of the Security Council could take place as early as Monday or Tuesday, Hor Namhong said.
Cambodia has pushed for Asean and Unesco intervention in the alleged incursion of Thai troops in the disputed border area of Banteay Meanchey province.
As many as 4,000 troops from both sides have amassed on the border since July 15, and officials have warned that the longer they remain, the more chance for violence.
"We hope that after the meeting, the UN will be able to find a good solution between both sides, Cambodia and Thailand," Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said.
"Cambodia has already won by diplomacy, the rule of law and politics," Hor Namhong said.
"The Thai act along the border at Preah Vihear was a cowardly act," he said. "If we did not have patience with the Thai act, it would have opened a war on the border."
Thais were teaching villagers military tactics and arming people along the border Wednesday, Hor Namhong said.
Thailand continued to move troops, tanks and artillery to the border, Hor Namhong said.
They had deployed troops 3 kilometers from Preah Vihear and 200 meters from the Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda, he said.
Thai Embassy officials declined to comment on any border activities Wednesday.
Defense Minister Tea Banh could not confirm the number of troops on both sides, but said Cambodia had enough soldiers to defend itself in case Thai soldiers "open fire."
Soldiers on both sides remained calm Wednesday, with no reports of arguments or gun-pointing, he said.
"We will report to the UN Security Council about the Preah Vihear crisis," he told VOA Khmer Wednesday.
A meeting with the 15 members of the Security Council could take place as early as Monday or Tuesday, Hor Namhong said.
Cambodia has pushed for Asean and Unesco intervention in the alleged incursion of Thai troops in the disputed border area of Banteay Meanchey province.
As many as 4,000 troops from both sides have amassed on the border since July 15, and officials have warned that the longer they remain, the more chance for violence.
"We hope that after the meeting, the UN will be able to find a good solution between both sides, Cambodia and Thailand," Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said.
"Cambodia has already won by diplomacy, the rule of law and politics," Hor Namhong said.
"The Thai act along the border at Preah Vihear was a cowardly act," he said. "If we did not have patience with the Thai act, it would have opened a war on the border."
Thais were teaching villagers military tactics and arming people along the border Wednesday, Hor Namhong said.
Thailand continued to move troops, tanks and artillery to the border, Hor Namhong said.
They had deployed troops 3 kilometers from Preah Vihear and 200 meters from the Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda, he said.
Thai Embassy officials declined to comment on any border activities Wednesday.
Defense Minister Tea Banh could not confirm the number of troops on both sides, but said Cambodia had enough soldiers to defend itself in case Thai soldiers "open fire."
Soldiers on both sides remained calm Wednesday, with no reports of arguments or gun-pointing, he said.
8 comments:
Hun Sen's soliers are scaring like dog seeing tigerwood. The Thais army are looking tuff standing face to face with the Khmer undis
cipline army, wearing flip flop,+ they are just about ready to run for their lieves. They scare their families have no foods, no money, no home to live. If the war break out with Thailand, they will loose like khmene running down the mountain.
5:40 am, are you dreaming of what? khmer breath and lived with war for 30 years. We are not afraid of thai army. they just acting like that but when a real war comes, they will run away or will get killed by khmer army. In 1987 they had border disputed and went to war with laos. over a thousands soldiers died, most of them were thai. hahahah.
You stupid cat shit 5:40AM can't even write in English. Your brain evolved from a big scum in a toilet bowl. Get lost, cat shit. The siamese will be defeated once and for all. Guaranteed.
5:40AM, stop being too arrogant. The look can be very deceptive. These flip flopping were guerrilla fighters for many decades. Their rules is to fight forward without running or returning. These guerrilla can fool you and the innocence people but they are the cut throats from Pol Pot.
I think Cambodia should spend some time setting up nets bellow the cliff to catch their soldier falling off while they still have time.
Thai men are brave and strong now. Most of them dare to cut off their dicks because they don't need it. Their best tactic is sucking cock and let the others fucking their ass...So, you can see how strong they are?..
My Khmer soldier brother, one thing I wanna tell you, when the Thais ask you to fuck their ass, please don't do it or you will be accused of vialation their sovereignty ass and you will be taking risk with HIV..
Cambodia should not let Thai troops building up along our border.
The Hun Sen government should send our troops there too.
Remember the Thai is not the incarnation of honesty.
They are professional back stabber.
Cambodia should not put its guard down.
Think twice about your life,You lose today not Come back tomorrow.
Is this the right thing you are doing?,After this war end;what's going to happen and who is going to suffer,Is it your Government or your family? Please think about it.
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