(BangkokPost.com) - Thai soldiers will not withdraw from the disputed border area near the Preah Vihear temple despite an ultimatum from Cambodia to withdraw by midday Tuesday, Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat said Tuesday morning.
"We are in our homeland. How can they expect us to leave our home?" he told reporters.
His statement came after a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who said Thai soldiers could face being fired upon by Cambodian troops.
"If they cannot withdraw tonight, they must withdraw tomorrow," Hun Sen said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat called an urgent meeting with chiefs of armed forces and Foreign Ministry officials at 2pm Tuesday to assess border row.
He said in the morning that troops of both countries should withdraw from the disputed area.
"We would not have any problems if both countries withdraw their troops to avoid confrontation," Mr Somchai said. "I would like the bi-lateral committee that has been formed to state clearly the distance that the troops should stay away from the disputed land."
He insisted that the Thai government is ready to discuss the problem with Phnom Penh.
"We are in our homeland. How can they expect us to leave our home?" he told reporters.
His statement came after a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who said Thai soldiers could face being fired upon by Cambodian troops.
"If they cannot withdraw tonight, they must withdraw tomorrow," Hun Sen said.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat called an urgent meeting with chiefs of armed forces and Foreign Ministry officials at 2pm Tuesday to assess border row.
He said in the morning that troops of both countries should withdraw from the disputed area.
"We would not have any problems if both countries withdraw their troops to avoid confrontation," Mr Somchai said. "I would like the bi-lateral committee that has been formed to state clearly the distance that the troops should stay away from the disputed land."
He insisted that the Thai government is ready to discuss the problem with Phnom Penh.
5 comments:
Thailand, you should know your own history. Need not anyone tell you how you are being exist at where you are now.
Are you daring doing anything like this to Myanma? You are scare of Myanma and your troops did not stay along the border when Khmer Rouge in control.
You have been know to steal land and khmer property throughout your history.
Back off before harm done to your nation.
If you could not widraw tomorrow, I would widraw it myself.
Ah jo dump din hun sen
Thailand: forget about the minor clashes and skirmishes on the borders, instead, aim for the heart of the ruling party strong-hold fortress (Tuol Krasaing). Use your precision-GPS-guided missiles to obliterate this compound.
Use missile for seeking one eye man.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that his troop could invade Thailand in a matter of days. And he also said that Thai troops do not have the experience to fight us.
Hun Sen said that he will destroy Thailand, if war breaks out.
CPP official
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