Lt-Gen. Wiboonsak Neeparn (2nd L, front), Thailand's Second Army Region commander, and Gen. Chea Mon (2nd R, front), Cambodia's Fourth Army Commander, sign on an agreement after the 11th annual meeting of the Regional Border Committee between the Fourth Military Region of Cambodia and the Second Army Region of Thailand held in Siem Reap, Oct. 24, 2008. The two countries made an agreement to keep the utmost restraint on the disputed Preah Vihear temple, and to resume the Ta Krapey Temple and Ta Moane Temple as they were before Jul. 25, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)
Lt-Gen. Wiboonsak Neeparn (L), Thailand's Second Army Region commander, shakes hands with Gen. Chea Mon, Cambodia's Fourth Army Commander, after signing on an agreement on the result of the 11th annual meeting of the Regional Border Committee between the Fourth Military Region of Cambodia and the Second Army Region of Thailand held in Siem Reap, Oct. 24, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)October 24, 2008
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Regional border committees of Cambodia and Thailand here on Friday signed an agreement to ease their months-long tension along the border near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear Temple.
The agreement was reached during the 11th annual meeting of the regional border committees (RBC) attended by officers from the fourth military region of Cambodia and the second army area of Thailand.
According to the deal, Thailand and Cambodia will cooperate to realize peace at the border area and restore the region to its prior situation, General Chea Man, chairman of Cambodian RBC and commander of the fourth military region of Cambodia, told reporters at a press conference.
At the area near the Preah Vihear Temple, both sides are determined to keep the utmost restraint in order to avoid confrontation or armed clash as previously occurred, he said.
The Thai side also made the same promise in its press release issued to reporters here on Friday upon the conclusion of the two-day meeting.
On Oct. 15, a gunfire exchange between both troops near the temple killed two Cambodian soldiers and one Thai trooper.
"Both sides agreed to cooperate with equality and we respect the sovereignty and border of each other," said Chea Man.
"We will continue the talks to solve the issue with peaceful deals. We have to exchange information, protect the environment along the border, take action against crimes, make sure of economic development along the border, and guarantee easiness for the people to have a proper living standard," he said.
Meanwhile, Lt. General Wiboonsak Neeparn, chairman of the Thai RBC and commanding general of the second army area of Thailand, told reporters that the Thai side has affirmed its readiness to coordinate with the Cambodian side to ensure peace, security and tranquility along the Thai-Cambodia border.
In a statement issued here on Friday after that meeting ended, the Thai military said it has achieved its objectives, namely "to develop a good understanding and relationship between the armed forces with a view to easing tension in the border areas."
It said the meeting has discussed how to deal with the narcotics trade, among other things.
Under the Thai constitution, any agreement reached by the government with another state needs parliamentary approval. The army statement said Oct. 28 has been earmarked for parliament to debate border matters, a date mentioned by Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornviwat in Beijing.
On Friday in Beijing, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart Somchai Wongsawat reached consensus on the sidelines of the ASEM Summit to avoid future clashes.
"The two sides have to advise our troops not to have confrontations any longer," Sompong told reporters.
Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong, standing alongside Sompong, echoed his counterpart, describing the premiers' talks as "very good, very friendly."
In July, tensions ran high after the ancient Preah Vihear Temple was awarded world heritage status by UNESCO, angering nationalists in Thailand who still claim ownership of the site.
The tension later turned into a military stalemate, in which upto 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops faced off for several weeks.
In early October, at least one Cambodian soldier and two Thai troops were wounded during sporadic exchange of gunfire and two other Thai soldiers were seriously injured after stepping on a landmine at the border area, the report said.
In 1962, the International Court of Justice decided that the Preah Vihear Temple and its surrounding area belong to Cambodia.
The agreement was reached during the 11th annual meeting of the regional border committees (RBC) attended by officers from the fourth military region of Cambodia and the second army area of Thailand.
According to the deal, Thailand and Cambodia will cooperate to realize peace at the border area and restore the region to its prior situation, General Chea Man, chairman of Cambodian RBC and commander of the fourth military region of Cambodia, told reporters at a press conference.
At the area near the Preah Vihear Temple, both sides are determined to keep the utmost restraint in order to avoid confrontation or armed clash as previously occurred, he said.
The Thai side also made the same promise in its press release issued to reporters here on Friday upon the conclusion of the two-day meeting.
On Oct. 15, a gunfire exchange between both troops near the temple killed two Cambodian soldiers and one Thai trooper.
"Both sides agreed to cooperate with equality and we respect the sovereignty and border of each other," said Chea Man.
"We will continue the talks to solve the issue with peaceful deals. We have to exchange information, protect the environment along the border, take action against crimes, make sure of economic development along the border, and guarantee easiness for the people to have a proper living standard," he said.
Meanwhile, Lt. General Wiboonsak Neeparn, chairman of the Thai RBC and commanding general of the second army area of Thailand, told reporters that the Thai side has affirmed its readiness to coordinate with the Cambodian side to ensure peace, security and tranquility along the Thai-Cambodia border.
In a statement issued here on Friday after that meeting ended, the Thai military said it has achieved its objectives, namely "to develop a good understanding and relationship between the armed forces with a view to easing tension in the border areas."
It said the meeting has discussed how to deal with the narcotics trade, among other things.
Under the Thai constitution, any agreement reached by the government with another state needs parliamentary approval. The army statement said Oct. 28 has been earmarked for parliament to debate border matters, a date mentioned by Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornviwat in Beijing.
On Friday in Beijing, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart Somchai Wongsawat reached consensus on the sidelines of the ASEM Summit to avoid future clashes.
"The two sides have to advise our troops not to have confrontations any longer," Sompong told reporters.
Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong, standing alongside Sompong, echoed his counterpart, describing the premiers' talks as "very good, very friendly."
In July, tensions ran high after the ancient Preah Vihear Temple was awarded world heritage status by UNESCO, angering nationalists in Thailand who still claim ownership of the site.
The tension later turned into a military stalemate, in which upto 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops faced off for several weeks.
In early October, at least one Cambodian soldier and two Thai troops were wounded during sporadic exchange of gunfire and two other Thai soldiers were seriously injured after stepping on a landmine at the border area, the report said.
In 1962, the International Court of Justice decided that the Preah Vihear Temple and its surrounding area belong to Cambodia.
28 comments:
Hey big guy don't you think it is easy to make an agreement but it hard to act? If you live at the border with our troops you will feel how the real life is at that place. You guy sleep and eat at a great home with AC, servent and so on....You must think a bout our poor troops'life too if you are KHMER.
Preah Vihear and its surrounding land are Cambodians. Thai must stay away from it.
Robert McDavy
Far-Eastern Historian and Polical Analyst.
I couldn't careless what the Thai leaders want to promise to Cambodian leaders and what they have promised will be verified through their action!
The Thai leaders are signing in blood in any mutual understanding between Cambodian leaders regardless whether the Thai parliamentary want to approve the agreement or not!
Mother fuckers laughing and playing golf, while the poor soldiers are dying!
The entire mountain belongs to Khmer in Thailand. All monkeys from Cambodia must unconditionally get their obese arses outta there.
3:51 AM
Now you are old record number 2.
A thai classic.
Old record where are you?
Meet you brother 3:51 AM, old record number 2.
3:51 AM
Ah Swa, fuck you and your mother fucking whore of a mother FG!
The entire "Dongrak" range is Cambodia's mountain. Thai must stay away 2.5 KM from the range -- this is called the established buffer zone. "Dongrak" or "Dongrek" is a Cambodian word meaning "lever" [for carrying water] . There is no such word "Dongrak" in Thai. Therefore, the mountain Dongrak belongs solely to Cambodia. History doesn't lie. I know it's hard for the Thai, but they must accept it.
WTF, Ah Jkaer (4:30)?
Motherfucker (5:14), nobody from Cambodia lives on that mountain for over 3 centuries now. How the fuck is it that the mountain belongs to Cambodia?
Tsk tsk tsk.....6:18 AM?
And why the fuck not you freaking dumb arse Thai @6:18 AM???
You freaking Thai can't even know your own freaking history, how can you ask a question dated back 3 centuries ago huh???
You're one dumb arse THAI..come and kiss the Cambodian/Khmer's arse you imbecile!!!
AwK (អក)
Proyatt chanh kall blech Siem!
(Agreement? Khmer khaat rohaut!)
(Kroan tae chea kaa baaromm.)
mofo 6:18 AM, Preah Vihear always historically belongs to Khmers. And then, after it was stolen it, you thieves had to return it to Khmers when your thief king signed with France, and later forced to shamefully give back again by the IJC in 1962 after you thieves had again stolen Khmer's land and temples. Why the fuck is it so difficult for you stupid thief to understand, mother fucker???
The world sees and knows the true color of the Viet/Yuon already!
Now the world begins to see and know the true color of the Thai as well!
Passer-by
look at our general....very wellthy person...and also very corrupted person....ask him did get all the money from????inherited..or steal from our beloved land...by sold land...trees...and many more....real problem is yuon live all over our land....but he do nothing.....
Stupid, 6:59, sure the temple belongs to Khmer, but the Khmer in Thailand, not the Khmer in Cambodia. Get the picture.
Which part of "belongs to Khmer" you thief still don't understand? Since when, under the law of sovereign, Khmer in Siam legally represent Khmer/Cambodia, the NATION??? Are you saying Surin and Si Saket are Khmer provinces??? You imbecile never get THE PICTURE!!! A stupid thief!
Hi All Khmer above,
Thank you all trying make the Thief Siem's Puppy,6:18 AM, 8:14 undertand. This crazy Siem's brain is twisted that is why he doesn;t the truth. He is trying other's belonging as his own. SIem nation is aggressive, arrogant, ivasive, shameles.......no nothing about the fact!!
As Cambodian/Khmer, my profuse thanks to Robert McDavy for such a sweet, precise and clear message to the Thai. Hope and pray that the Thai gets the message.
AwK(អក)
No one, except for a few arse kissers, listens to infidel in SEA.
Who the hell would want to represent losers in Cambodia, Ah Pleu (8:30)?
And again, you@ 10:17 AM are quite an imbecile (if I may say so)!
Nobody ask you, ah pleuh 10:17, and anyone else for that matter, who is a thief nation's citizen to represent anything in Cambodia, especially the internationally recognized Preah Vihear temple. But you, ah pleuh still insists...
Got it, ah pleuh?
No, I don't get it, Ah Jkout (10:31). Only ignorant and corrupted people will allowed the monkeys from Cambodia to inflict pain on innocent Khmer People in Thailand.
If the way the Khmers are protecting what belongs to them inflicts pain on your, 10:58's conscience (head), they are doing the right thing.
Thailand must protects Khmer in Thailand at all cost.
Thailand is in such a state of political instablility, I don't see how they can hope to maintain this region with their current government.
Interestingly enough
ASTV has reported that this region has been given away as a part of a plan to mine oil and other natural resources in the area. The company responsible for doing the mining apparently has connections to the ex-p.m of Thailand, Tauksin. Giving away this land was not approved by all of Thai parliment (both sides), so I would not be surprised if (a big if), once politcal stability has been return to Thailand, a struggle breaks out for this region to be returned to Thai control.
Also this area has been in Thai control for a long time and most of its inhabitants hold Thai citizenships. Regards of their ethnicity, most of the people in this area would claim to be of Thai nationality and not of Cambodian nationality. I cannot see why Cambodia would want to take control of this region for any other reason then to take its resources. They obviously aren't there to help the people.
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