PM to visit Cambodia, seeks end to row
Wednesday October 01, 2008
TANIDA TANSUBHAPOL
Bangkok Post
The disputes over Ta Muen Tom Moan Thom and Ta Kwai Krabey temples will be high on the agenda of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat when he visits Cambodia on Oct 13.
Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat said a Cambodian foreign affairs official had told foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) that ''Thailand is occupying these two areas''.
Cambodia wanted to discuss the issue during the visit to Phnom Penh by the prime minister, he added.
Thailand is confident the two temples are in Phanom Dong Rak district in Surin. Ta Kwai temple is called Ta Krabey by Cambodians.
Mr Sompong reaffirmed the next Joint Boundary Commission meeting would be held after Parliament gives it the go-ahead. The Foreign Ministry wants Parliament's approval for the meeting to avoid any violation of the constitution.
Asean foreign ministers were satisfied Thailand and Cambodia would be able to handle the problems through the bilateral talks, he said.
UN Secretary-General Bun Ki Moon agreed it was unnecessary for the two countries to bring the issues to the UN Security Council, Mr Sompong said.
Asean ministers held talks on Monday in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat said a Cambodian foreign affairs official had told foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) that ''Thailand is occupying these two areas''.
Cambodia wanted to discuss the issue during the visit to Phnom Penh by the prime minister, he added.
Thailand is confident the two temples are in Phanom Dong Rak district in Surin. Ta Kwai temple is called Ta Krabey by Cambodians.
Mr Sompong reaffirmed the next Joint Boundary Commission meeting would be held after Parliament gives it the go-ahead. The Foreign Ministry wants Parliament's approval for the meeting to avoid any violation of the constitution.
Asean foreign ministers were satisfied Thailand and Cambodia would be able to handle the problems through the bilateral talks, he said.
UN Secretary-General Bun Ki Moon agreed it was unnecessary for the two countries to bring the issues to the UN Security Council, Mr Sompong said.
Asean ministers held talks on Monday in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
3 comments:
Come soon Ah Somchai and you wil be welcome with stones from the protesters. Perhaps there wil be result yields from the negotiation with Ah Sdach Siam but not with all these clowns to "buy time".
somchai you better not comming to cambodia! you will know what will happen I'm waiting for to kick your fucking ass!!!!
do not behave like that, Khmer Fellows. Many people know that the issue is not with him. Treat him and his delegates as friends. They know that they have no power to do their job. They are being played with. Psychological approach is the best way to win the war with a big nation like Thailand where many Khmers still live. Better yet, peaceful solution is what every nation wants, except few leaders.
In short, treat them as friends. The more we do this, the more general public in any country would give high value for Khmers as the generations of Khmer Empire. Again, I have a feeling that, because the problem is not with him and his delegates, Khmers in the frontline should be on alert.
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