By KER MUNTHIT
"We do not object to redeployment so there is no confrontation" - Somchai WongsawatPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's prime minister issued an ultimatum to Thailand to withdraw troops from a disputed border area by noon Tuesday.
Prime Minister Hun Sen's warning came amid rising tensions over a stretch of border near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, which has been a source of dispute between the two countries for decades.
Hun Sen accused Thai troops of advancing on a border area called Eagle Field near the temple in an attempt to occupy Cambodian land.
"They must withdraw," Hun Sen said. "I have set the timeline for them to withdraw by 12 o'clock." Noon in Cambodia is 1 a.m. EDT.
"At any cost, we will not allow Thai troops to invade this area. I would like to be clear about this," Hun Sen said. He added that he had ordered Cambodia's army chiefs to "take full responsibility over this area. It is a life-and-death battle zone."
Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said he had ordered the army to "take care of the situation so there is no violence."
"We do not object to redeployment so there is no confrontation," Somchai told reporters, adding that he was not aware of Hun Sen's deadline.
Both countries have long claimed Preah Vihear, but the World Court awarded it to Cambodia in 1962. However, sovereignty over some of the land around the temple has not been clearly resolved.
Tensions flared July 15 after UNESCO, the U.N. agency, approved Cambodia's bid to have the Preah Vihear temple named a World Heritage Site. Both sides deployed troops to the border.
A brief gunfight broke out between the two sides early this month, with one Cambodian and two Thai soldiers wounded. Both sides claimed the other fired first and blamed each other for being on the wrong side of the border. Three days later, two Thai soldiers lost legs when they stepped on land mines in the area.
Hun Sen met Monday with Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornwiwat, but the meeting appeared to end without a resolution.
He said Monday, "We told them that if they do not stop (trespassing), armed clashes will break out."
5 comments:
We think Hun Sen is bluffing. we never trust Hun Sen's government. If we look at Hun Sen's army, they are so poor and weak to fight with THAILAND, we could smash and disarray them in a minute without breath in and out.
Be prepared the coffuns for the khmene death. We are not going to withdraw our troops from our occupied territories. And on the otherhand, Hun Sen's government is living by beggar other countries. They don't have money to support the war. War or else?
Fuckin scum shit low life mother fucker. why you pull back.? cause your mother fucker are scare of cambodia army huh. your fucking monkey can fight only with innocence women and kid. anyway go back to where you belong. you fucking siame have no land. all the land you on right now are belong to cambodia you fucking thieve.
ultimatum my asshole! maybe we give you an ultimatum to pull back your troops from our Thailand.
the ultimatum definitely work, right assholes? U chicken piece of shit. who's pulling out now? Check out the news. Yeah, that's right, go home and suck on your thumbs you fucken cowards!
1:22PM, YOU THIEF SIAM.
YOUR ASSHOLE HAS NO ULTIMATUM. IT HAS ONLY SIAMESE STINKY SHIT!!!
CAMBODIA HAS BEEN SO PATIENT WITH SIAM FOR LONG THAT YOU, SIAM, ARE SO ARROGANT AND SEND MORE TROOPS INTO OUR LAND.
PLEASE BE AWARED THAT THIS IS THE FIRST NOON-TIME-DEADLINE ALTIMATUM FOR SIAM.
NEXT TIME, CAMBODIA WILL ISSUE A SUN-RISE DEADLINE ALTIMATUM FOR YOUR TROOPS.
REMEMBER THAT CAMBODIA TROOPS ARE NEVER SCARED OF YOUR INEXPERIENCED SOLDIERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE A LITTLE BETTER EQUIPPED.
IN FACT, WE WANTED TO FIGHT YOU FROM THE BEGINNING. BUT AS WE LOVE PEACE, WE TRY TO BE PATIENT UP TO NOW AND FOLLOW OUR LEADERS'S INSTRUCTION FOR THE SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY.
JUST WARN YOU. DO NOT WANT TO TASTE WAR. IT IS VERY AWFUL AND BITTER AND WILL COST THE LIVES OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND YOUR PEOPLE...ETC.
PLEASE THINK IT ONECE AGAIN, SIAM!
THANKS,
STRONG KHMER
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