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Bangkok - Thailand's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Friday that talks between Bangkok and Phnom Penh over disputed border areas were postponed by mutual agreement for internal procedures and not because of political tension in Thailand, as some media reported. The "meeting has been postponed, not because of Thailand's domestic political situation, but because both sides still need to complete their relevant internal procedures," the press release states.
Anti-government protests in Bangkok by the Thai opposition People's Alliance for Democracy movement, which escalated Tuesday and continued to be tense Friday.
But the Thai Foreign Ministry statement says both sides agreed to postpone the meeting and "reschedule it as soon as possible ... Thailand is committed to resolving outstanding issues through negotiations," the press statement reads.
On Thursday a Cambodian official said the formal talks scheduled for Friday were abruptly cancelled.
"We had prepared all the documents," said Cambodian Defence Ministry Secretary of State Neang Phat. "Then a call came and they asked for the meeting to be delayed. They didn't say why but we can assume. This is Thailand's business, not ours."
No date has been set to resume joint talks over border areas around the newly listed UNESCO World Heritage site of Preah Vihear temple, as well as the Ta Moan temple complex 150 kilometres to its west.
Thailand maintains the sovereignty of the areas is disputed but Phnom Penh claims the territory belongs to Cambodia. Several rounds of bilateral talks so far have failed to break the impasse.
Cambodia closed the border to Thailand at Preah Vihear, north of Siem Reap, in June after Thai protesters gathered in the area, saying it feared trouble with Cambodian settlers.
On July 7 UNESCO granted the 11th-century hilltop Hindu temple World Heritage status over protests by Thailand. Thai troops moved into nearby areas a week later, severely straining relations between the neighbours.
Anti-government protests in Bangkok by the Thai opposition People's Alliance for Democracy movement, which escalated Tuesday and continued to be tense Friday.
But the Thai Foreign Ministry statement says both sides agreed to postpone the meeting and "reschedule it as soon as possible ... Thailand is committed to resolving outstanding issues through negotiations," the press statement reads.
On Thursday a Cambodian official said the formal talks scheduled for Friday were abruptly cancelled.
"We had prepared all the documents," said Cambodian Defence Ministry Secretary of State Neang Phat. "Then a call came and they asked for the meeting to be delayed. They didn't say why but we can assume. This is Thailand's business, not ours."
No date has been set to resume joint talks over border areas around the newly listed UNESCO World Heritage site of Preah Vihear temple, as well as the Ta Moan temple complex 150 kilometres to its west.
Thailand maintains the sovereignty of the areas is disputed but Phnom Penh claims the territory belongs to Cambodia. Several rounds of bilateral talks so far have failed to break the impasse.
Cambodia closed the border to Thailand at Preah Vihear, north of Siem Reap, in June after Thai protesters gathered in the area, saying it feared trouble with Cambodian settlers.
On July 7 UNESCO granted the 11th-century hilltop Hindu temple World Heritage status over protests by Thailand. Thai troops moved into nearby areas a week later, severely straining relations between the neighbours.
8 comments:
Dear all Khmer patriots.
If Hun Sen deosn't want to solve the territory problem with siamese how much longer do we have to raise the money to support our troops and people include the monks? Do you know who suppose to do the job to support our beloved troops? I just want to dealare that I'm not belong to no party just a simple Khmer only. I use to praise CPP before but now I'm sick and tired with them because all they do is just for CPP benefit's only not for all Khmers. Can you imagin our troops sleep under the rain no shoes and much more. When I saw the pictures of our poor Khmer army that only used them for Hun Sen purpose I felt so bad and Hun Sen sleep and eat like a king??? Please wake up our Khmer's nation.
I heard the Muslim in the south Thailand will declare independent from Thailand.
Go get your indepedent, Khmer Islam support you at all cost!!
I watched Al Jazeera around Thai situation this is so tension and I think it will be continue unexpectedly. One thing make me happy and cheer this tension but the other thing make me worry because this tension is used as the reason why to delay border talk between both. This is good chance for our stupid government to take place but if not, means this stupid government should go to the hell and let’s NGOs do this job.
If Muslim in south Thailand will declae their own independent, this will be the opportunity for Khmer Sorin to breakawy from Thai too. Hey!!!CHEER CHHER they all will control their own territory.
I strongly agree with you 12;13AM,but I don't answer for you.
Mother-fuckers you so-called compatriots my arse. WE thai have led you and dragged you in the talk and you arse mother-fuckers are too stupid enough not to see that your damn good-for-nothing government can't do a damn about it. Ask us to spare you coward govt. or we invade further inside and what da fuck are you going to do about it? Khmers would be happy if we thai invade further so that people of Kampu.. will have a chance to topple the govt. Thanks you have Hun Sen because we absolutely can have back and forth talk with the govt. easily and we thai are sure to take the leads as always in the talk.
What are you goanna do about it??? Any better way to beg us so that you Hun Sen govt. can survive in the power???
To Ah Scumbags Khmers
12:03
You are just crasy.
12:03
Really stupid guy. He just write with anger and spite.
8:03 AM
Make your Cambodia richer and I will join you.
No one respect the poor.
Thai Surin
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