BANGKOK (AFP) — The UN Security Counil is expected to discuss a tense military standoff between Cambodia and Thailand this week, Thailand's ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday.
Don Pramudwinai said the Security Council meeting on Thursday was set to discuss the week-long issue involving troops from both countries facing off near an ancient temple on their border.
"I have been informed that the UN has included Preah Vihear (temple) on the emergency agenda to be discussed at the Security Council meeting tomorrow (Thursday)," he told reporters here.
The comments follow a call from the Cambodian government on Tuesday for the world body to help broker a solution to the standoff.
Two days of diplomacy between the countries failed to make any headway in the controversy centred on disputed land around the ruins of the 11th century Hindu temple overlooking Cambodia's jungle.
More than 500 Thai troops are facing off against at least 1,000 Cambodian soldiers over the small patch of land near the temple, that belongs to Cambodia but has sparked decades of tensions with Thailand.
Thailand's chief negotiator to the crisis called for a leaders' summit, saying an existing General Border Committee (GBC) of officials from the two countries would not be enough to solve the problem.
"It's unlikely that the conflict could be settled at the GBC meeting," he told reporters.
"At this stage I think it's rather the leaders who must hold a summit as they are the decision makers," Boonsrang said, adding that Thai troops had been ordered to remain peaceful.
Thailand and Cambodia both claim their soldiers remain on their own soil, stationed by a small Buddhist pagoda at the foot of the mountain leading to the Preah Vihear temple.
Boonsrang also said there was now urgent need for Thailand to appoint a new foreign minister to tackle the dispute after Noppadon Pattama resigned in a legal battle two weeks ago.
The dispute erupted after three nationalist Thai protesters were arrested last week for jumping a barbed-wire fence to reach the temple, prompting armed troops to head to the border.
The World Court ruled in 1962 that Preah Vihear belongs to Cambodia. But the easiest entrance lies in Thailand.
Don Pramudwinai said the Security Council meeting on Thursday was set to discuss the week-long issue involving troops from both countries facing off near an ancient temple on their border.
"I have been informed that the UN has included Preah Vihear (temple) on the emergency agenda to be discussed at the Security Council meeting tomorrow (Thursday)," he told reporters here.
The comments follow a call from the Cambodian government on Tuesday for the world body to help broker a solution to the standoff.
Two days of diplomacy between the countries failed to make any headway in the controversy centred on disputed land around the ruins of the 11th century Hindu temple overlooking Cambodia's jungle.
More than 500 Thai troops are facing off against at least 1,000 Cambodian soldiers over the small patch of land near the temple, that belongs to Cambodia but has sparked decades of tensions with Thailand.
Thailand's chief negotiator to the crisis called for a leaders' summit, saying an existing General Border Committee (GBC) of officials from the two countries would not be enough to solve the problem.
"It's unlikely that the conflict could be settled at the GBC meeting," he told reporters.
"At this stage I think it's rather the leaders who must hold a summit as they are the decision makers," Boonsrang said, adding that Thai troops had been ordered to remain peaceful.
Thailand and Cambodia both claim their soldiers remain on their own soil, stationed by a small Buddhist pagoda at the foot of the mountain leading to the Preah Vihear temple.
Boonsrang also said there was now urgent need for Thailand to appoint a new foreign minister to tackle the dispute after Noppadon Pattama resigned in a legal battle two weeks ago.
The dispute erupted after three nationalist Thai protesters were arrested last week for jumping a barbed-wire fence to reach the temple, prompting armed troops to head to the border.
The World Court ruled in 1962 that Preah Vihear belongs to Cambodia. But the easiest entrance lies in Thailand.
10 comments:
"But the easiest entrance lies in Thailand."
This sentence will soon change to be " the easiest entrence lies in Cambodian soil by cable cars and the visitors will happier to see the landscape of Cambodia"
Congratuation!!! Let go to International Court we will know who black and white,
Cheers
this time, if you(Cambodia) take the case to ICJ again, the court will rule that not even 4.6km2 disputed area, but also Prah Viharn temple belong to The Kingdom of Thailand. Haleluya, Thais who joined the talk with your defence minister (who feels proud that he can speak Thai,the master language of SouthEastAsia, Haleluya again) use the map written the name of your country as Democratic Kampuchea and your delegation said nothing. Tell you the truth, we use the map intentionally in order to look down on you (changed political regime many times), na krab.
I think someone just try to say something nonesense, try to think you are smarter than other. Even you are the real or fake, I just feel Poor you are...
2:08,yeah let's ignore that idiot.
2:00PM : If you are Thai, by writing the shit things that you are saying, you are proving that some thai people as you really have shit in the head. Just listen to more educated thai and thai scholars who know the history facts and true about the Khmer Empire and Cambodia.
Anyway, thank you for having proved your stupidity.
2.59
I don't know how well educate you are and also don't know how thai people were educated. However your words are showing that you are really poor educated. Oh maybe The education system in Thailand is missleading the knowledge of the people there.
:-)
Anyway, I also don't wanna argue and waste my time to fight here...
We can wait to see the result of international court.
Cheers,
Beautiful
The monkeys in Cambodia and education don't mixed, just as oil and water don't mixed.
How could a Thai Buddhist is so stupid don't understand Buddha's law. Thais from black river never been Hindu or Buddhist, but Khmers were Hindu and Buddhists.
Learn the roots of Thai's languages where it derived from? It came from Khmer and and Pali, you idiot.
Yes the monkeys are no educated but his fate lift him up, the same thing as Bhumibol of Chakri were commonner.
You idiot, the Thai is not interested in the dumb Hindu temple. Only Khmer in Thailand do.
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