Saturday, August 16, 2008

Thai, Cambodian troops ending standoff near temple

By SOPHENG CHEANG

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian government official says that Thai and Cambodian troops are ending a monthlong standoff at an ancient temple near the countries' shared border.

The official, Hang Soth, says both sides started pulling out troops Friday evening from the disputed territory around the Preah Vihear temple. He says the redeployment will continue Saturday.

The standoff near the 11th-century temple began on July 15 after UNESCO, the U.N.'s cultural agency, approved Cambodia's application to have it named a World Heritage Site. Both countries claim the temple, but the World Court awarded it to Cambodia in 1962.

About 800 troops from Cambodia and 400 from Thailand had been in the area.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

These fucken Thaicong need to leave and don't ever come back!

Anonymous said...

The withdrawal of troops while agreeing to maintain 10-20 soldiers each side in the Vat Prasat Preah Vihear and not allowing Khmer people to visit Preah Vihear Temple would imply that Cambodia recognised the Thai's establishment of de facto in Cambodia's territory.
It's also not clear that when Khmer people will be allowed to visit the Preah Vihear temple. If Thai uses this to argue at negotiation, I think we Cambodian negotiators are loosing bagaining power on ground. And Khmer people may not allow to visit the site until the negotiation on border demarcation ended.
The best solution is to pull back all troops to their original positions before 15 July, that could ensure equal and calm environment for negotiation without presure.

From Akiko (Khmer empire)

Anonymous said...

With ah Hun Sen as leader we just expect the worst to happen.

Anonymous said...

The diplomatic ping-pong game is methodically and meticulously choreographed and orchestrated by ONE man, Hun Sen that is, and must be ceased immediately. Moreover, it's critically paramount that the Hun Sen's administration MUST unravel the surreptitious plan with the Thai to end the guessing game by both nations.

The former Thai Prime Minister Thasin has left Thailand; also, the territorial disputes have been ameliorated.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! THE PEOPLE OF BOTH COUNTRIES MUST ALLOW SEEING THE SURREPTITIOUS PLANE.

Khmer farmer

Anonymous said...

As I predicted before,
every thing will be soon quiet as of the past Cam-VN Border issue.

Cambodians have no rights to protect their own territory...
In thailand and other countries the situation is different

Khan Tey Nhom

win-win policy= 50% siam, 50% khmer(100%=Prah Vohear, Tamoan Thom-Toch, Disputed Sea territory etc..)

Excellency General Bandit Oknha Achar Knoy(Phd. Bandit from Prahok Chamroeurn Avichea PPenh)