Cambodian LTG Chea Morn (right) and his Thai counterpart Wiboonsak Neeparn at a meeting in Siem Reap province. Thai and Cambodian military commanders have concluded talks aimed at easing border tensions after deadly clashes last week, but staunchly maintained their front line positions. (AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)Oct 24, 2008
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Bangkok - Army officers representing Thailand and Cambodia on Friday agreed to ease border tensions around the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, the site of a clash that claimed three lives earlier this month, state news reports said.
The tentative agreement between the two militaries was reached at the Thai-Cambodian Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting held in the Cambodian northwestern province of Siem Reap, reported the Thai News Agency (TNA).
Led by Thailand's Second Army Region commander Lieutenant General Wiboonsak Neepal and his Cambodian counterpart Fourth Army commander Lieutenant General Chea Mon, the two sides agreed to ease tensions 'to create peace and stability for people of the two countries living along the border,' said the TNA.
The negotiations, however, did not cover reducing the number of troops or reducing or eliminating heavy weapons at the border.
On October 15 Thai and Cambodian troops briefly clashed in a disputed zone near the Preah Vihear temple, leaving two Cambodians dead and several Thais wounded, one of whom died of his injuries in hospital.
The shootout occurred about 3 kilometres away from Phreah Vihear, an 11th century Hindu temple that has been the cause of many border disputes between the two neighbouring countries for almost five decades.
A similar skirmish occurred at the same site on October 3 that left two Thai soldiers and one Cambodian wounded. Thailand issued an official protest to the Cambodian government over the alleged border incursion.
Thailand and Cambodia nearly came to blows over the Preah Vihear temple in July, shortly after UNESCO named the ancient Hindu temple a World Heritage Site despite Thai objections.
The temple, the object of disputed claims between Thailand and Cambodia since the 1950s, was granted to Cambodia by a ruling of the International Court of Justice in 1962.
But land adjacent to the temple compound, including its main entrance on the Thai side, has been claimed by both countries.
Both sides beefed up their forces in the area, situated about 400 kilometres north-east of Bangkok, after some ultra-nationalist Thais crossed into the disputed zone in a protest against the UNESCO ruling.
The border conflict was calmed in August when both sides agreed to settle the matter through bilateral talks held by a joint border committee.
The talks were hampered by repeated claims of incursions into Cambodian territory and by Thailand's chaotic domestic political situation.
The tentative agreement between the two militaries was reached at the Thai-Cambodian Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting held in the Cambodian northwestern province of Siem Reap, reported the Thai News Agency (TNA).
Led by Thailand's Second Army Region commander Lieutenant General Wiboonsak Neepal and his Cambodian counterpart Fourth Army commander Lieutenant General Chea Mon, the two sides agreed to ease tensions 'to create peace and stability for people of the two countries living along the border,' said the TNA.
The negotiations, however, did not cover reducing the number of troops or reducing or eliminating heavy weapons at the border.
On October 15 Thai and Cambodian troops briefly clashed in a disputed zone near the Preah Vihear temple, leaving two Cambodians dead and several Thais wounded, one of whom died of his injuries in hospital.
The shootout occurred about 3 kilometres away from Phreah Vihear, an 11th century Hindu temple that has been the cause of many border disputes between the two neighbouring countries for almost five decades.
A similar skirmish occurred at the same site on October 3 that left two Thai soldiers and one Cambodian wounded. Thailand issued an official protest to the Cambodian government over the alleged border incursion.
Thailand and Cambodia nearly came to blows over the Preah Vihear temple in July, shortly after UNESCO named the ancient Hindu temple a World Heritage Site despite Thai objections.
The temple, the object of disputed claims between Thailand and Cambodia since the 1950s, was granted to Cambodia by a ruling of the International Court of Justice in 1962.
But land adjacent to the temple compound, including its main entrance on the Thai side, has been claimed by both countries.
Both sides beefed up their forces in the area, situated about 400 kilometres north-east of Bangkok, after some ultra-nationalist Thais crossed into the disputed zone in a protest against the UNESCO ruling.
The border conflict was calmed in August when both sides agreed to settle the matter through bilateral talks held by a joint border committee.
The talks were hampered by repeated claims of incursions into Cambodian territory and by Thailand's chaotic domestic political situation.
4 comments:
Whatever we sign with the Thai is only worth the price of that paper.
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!
Don't believe the Barbarian SIAM! They don't respect what they have signed.
They said they are more intelligence and more professional than Khmer but they are very ignorant than Khmer.
Their country or their nation never been in the big war and they should have been more smart than us.
For us Khmer, we just got out of war and we treat what we have sign. Instead the THAI is very low life sucker.
Real Khmer,
How can A Chea Morn has any knowledge to discuss with the Thai counterpart. A Chea Morn never went to a formal Military school at all. His 2 star is from kissing asses and because he is CPP member. may be he cannot read well khmer or french or english at all. Where was the military academy that A Chea Morn went to ? From Hanoi???
This what they called "General without brain". LOL.....
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