PHNOM PENH, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- After a tense two-day stand-off, Thai soldiers have withdrawn from Cambodia's Ta Krabey temple and are now stationed some 200 meters from the cliff-top sanctuary, national media reported Monday.
"Both (Thailand and Cambodia's) armed forces have withdrawn their troops from the temple," Ho Bunthy, deputy commander of Border Military Unit 402, was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying.
On Wednesday last week, 145 Thai soldiers occupied the temple, which had been controlled by Cambodia for years, and refused to leave.
"The temple has always been under our control but when the Thai soldiers refused to leave we guarded the temple next to them," Ho Bunthy was quoted as saying.
The withdrawal came after meetings between Thai and Cambodian military commanders held this weekend, during which both sides agreed to withdraw all soldiers to their respective bases approximately 200 meters from the newly-contested site to "avoid armed confrontation", Ho Bunthy said.
"Both (Thailand and Cambodia's) armed forces have withdrawn their troops from the temple," Ho Bunthy, deputy commander of Border Military Unit 402, was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying.
On Wednesday last week, 145 Thai soldiers occupied the temple, which had been controlled by Cambodia for years, and refused to leave.
"The temple has always been under our control but when the Thai soldiers refused to leave we guarded the temple next to them," Ho Bunthy was quoted as saying.
The withdrawal came after meetings between Thai and Cambodian military commanders held this weekend, during which both sides agreed to withdraw all soldiers to their respective bases approximately 200 meters from the newly-contested site to "avoid armed confrontation", Ho Bunthy said.
5 comments:
CPP are cowards!!!
Just to remind readers of my pledge to boycott thai products.
Since the start of thaai agression!
-I have switched to non thai rice
_ have avoided buying thai fruits. I eat only local ( France) fruits
- i have just booked a flight for me and my wife with singapore airlines ( fantastic customer service here in paris. I had some problems by booking through the internet but wasnt confirmed on the flight by the travel agent. SG airline sorted everything at the airport and we made the flight
last time I took thai they double booked the same seat.bunch of idiots and very rude personnel
- here in PP i am not buying anything thai
Hope you all are keeping your promises.
Let them suffer an economic meltdown.
Any declaration or agreement that the temple or zone surrounding as NO-MAN OR WWHIT-ZONE?
better not or .. man I just can't believe it. That will be another pathetic case for the ruling gov.t.
My dog is more obedient than thai/dog. When I told him to stop going to the neighbor property, he stopped. He's pekingees. What breed is thai/dog?
The Thai are winning. Khmer have no hope in hell in under CPP. Khmer keep loosing land to yuon and siem. Whatever the siem and yuon wan t they get it with legal status. Tell Khmer soldier to walk into thai territpory just for one metre, their heads will be shot to pieces by the thai. but not vice versa.
Decho Kla Haan , bravo !
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