By Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation
New York - The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon suggested that the border disputes between Thailand and Cambodia should be settled bilaterally, Foreign Minister Sompong Amornwiwat said Monday.
The UN chief told ministers of both sides while they together with other colleagues from the Asean met with him on the sideline of the UN General Assembly here.
Thailand-Cambodia border conflict was among the issues including the Burma's rehabilitation after Cyclone Nargis discussed between the Asean ministers and Secretary General Ban.
The border conflict came into the UN attention as Phnom Penh wanted to bring the issue to the UN Security Council since July. It was put on hold since both sides have many bilateral mechanisms to handle such conflict.
Prior to the meeting with Ban, Sompong and Cambodian deputy foreign minister Ouch Borith also briefed an informal Asean ministerial meeting on the progress of border dispute settlement. They needed to report Asean since Cambodia put the conflict into the group during the ministerial meeting in Singapore in July. The Asean also told them to solve the problem bilaterally.
The two neighbors have been in conflict since Cambodia managed to list the Hindu temple of Preah Vihear as a world heritage site and angry Thai protesters forced the military to deploy troops to stand off with Cambodia since July.
Previous government negotiated to redeploy troops in the areas to only ten each of both sides in the dispute areas and remained some 20 each nearby.
Sompong said the UN chief and Asean ministers agreed the bilateral mechanisms could end the conflict although it would take time.
"We told the Asean ministers that there is no longer confrontation since previous negotiations manage to reduce number of troops," he said.
The minister said he would visit Cambodia shortly after the parliament session for policy announcement which due October 7-8.
"I intend to visit Phnom Penh around the same time with Laos to pave the way for Prime Minister's visit in coming weeks," Sompong told reporters.
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat would visit Cambodia on October 13 to discuss the border dispute.
Sompong said his Cambodia colleagues wanted to bring other disputed areas near Ta Muen Thom temple in Oddar Meanchey and Surin provinces into the next discussion. Both sides claimed sovereignty in the border areas where the Khmer sanctuary was situated.
Cambodia has already piled up the third Hindu sanctuary of TaKwai Krabey into the pipe line but Thailand has not yet put into the agenda for discussion.
The UN chief told ministers of both sides while they together with other colleagues from the Asean met with him on the sideline of the UN General Assembly here.
Thailand-Cambodia border conflict was among the issues including the Burma's rehabilitation after Cyclone Nargis discussed between the Asean ministers and Secretary General Ban.
The border conflict came into the UN attention as Phnom Penh wanted to bring the issue to the UN Security Council since July. It was put on hold since both sides have many bilateral mechanisms to handle such conflict.
Prior to the meeting with Ban, Sompong and Cambodian deputy foreign minister Ouch Borith also briefed an informal Asean ministerial meeting on the progress of border dispute settlement. They needed to report Asean since Cambodia put the conflict into the group during the ministerial meeting in Singapore in July. The Asean also told them to solve the problem bilaterally.
The two neighbors have been in conflict since Cambodia managed to list the Hindu temple of Preah Vihear as a world heritage site and angry Thai protesters forced the military to deploy troops to stand off with Cambodia since July.
Previous government negotiated to redeploy troops in the areas to only ten each of both sides in the dispute areas and remained some 20 each nearby.
Sompong said the UN chief and Asean ministers agreed the bilateral mechanisms could end the conflict although it would take time.
"We told the Asean ministers that there is no longer confrontation since previous negotiations manage to reduce number of troops," he said.
The minister said he would visit Cambodia shortly after the parliament session for policy announcement which due October 7-8.
"I intend to visit Phnom Penh around the same time with Laos to pave the way for Prime Minister's visit in coming weeks," Sompong told reporters.
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat would visit Cambodia on October 13 to discuss the border dispute.
Sompong said his Cambodia colleagues wanted to bring other disputed areas near Ta Muen Thom temple in Oddar Meanchey and Surin provinces into the next discussion. Both sides claimed sovereignty in the border areas where the Khmer sanctuary was situated.
Cambodia has already piled up the third Hindu sanctuary of Ta
8 comments:
From an "aggression" to a "border dispute"! Is this a success of Cambodian diplomacy?
The Cambodian government needs to set a high level task force to develop and inplement a comprehensive and cohesive strategy to win back our territory from the Thai aggressors - without firing a shot.
Failing all that, let's bow before our August Great and Valiant King Sihanouk and seek His help. He is our FOUR ACES.
Failing to resort to Him when facing such an aggression and failing to recover the lost territory would be treason.
LAO Mong Hay, Hong Kong
Bullshit! Damn Korean (UN Leader) Ban Ki Moon dog eater!
O.K, if things got worsen again who is to blame? The UN or the Khmer?
UN seems very disfunctional organization.
They should handle this matter before things get worst.
Khmer PP,
Base on past performance regarding the bilateral talk between Cambodia and Thailand is a total failure! It is such a shame for the UN chief Ban Ki-moon to force the repeated failure of bilateral talk on Cambodia leaders! There come a time when something continues to fail Cambodian leaders such as repeated bilateral talk with the Thai leaders to settle border conflict and Cambodian leaders have a choice to choose other method of doing thing! No fool would continue to do the same things which continue to fail them many times before unless the stupid fool has addictive mind to failure!
Failure is not an option for Cambodian leaders! Cambodian leaders have the right not to accept the advice of UN chief Ban Ki-moon anytime, anywhere, and at any moment! Cambodian leaders need to change to the way they do thing!
To UN,
I hate to see UN being bias to one side. Looking back, how many times has Khmer tried to deal with the Thai?
We want this issues to go smoothly but the Thai has chosen not cooperate with us. They said their country in turmoils but on the hand they sneak around and encroaching beyond our borders repeatedly.
We can't except this. We need to UN to discuss this matter in term of mutual understanding peace. We regard UN as the judge to determine what is right and wrong and if UN is being lean to one side why bother to be world model?
Khmer PP,
Khmer PP,
bilateral negotiation or work can only go so far, if it doesn't work out till the end, i think the UN council will have to intervene eventually, especially given thailand violated the international borderline and international law.
Ban Ki-Moon dog eater!!!!!!!!!!!!
UN, the security counsel,and ASEAN are bias! this are just pices of shit! look at how they put pressure on cambodia to have peacefull talk with the babarian invader! Phnom penh talk but Bangkok lsiten and abuse!!
thialand invasion into cambodia using the bilateral map equal to Hilter invasion into austria!! thai leader go fascist!!!
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