PHNOM PENH, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia will not list its dispute with Thailand over the ownership of the 900-year-old Preah Vihear Temple into the agenda of the ASEAN Summit next month in Bangkok, Chinese-language newspaper the Commercial News said on Friday.
"The ongoing world financial crisis will top the agenda of the summit, and we will not raise the Preah Vihear issue there," Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong was quoted as saying here on Thursday at a press conference.
Cambodia needs not to do that, because all ASEAN member countries and other nations friendly to Cambodia have said that they expect Cambodia and Thailand to solve their dispute through bilateral negotiations, he said.
According to the outcome of the recent meeting between the foreign ministers of the two Southeast Asian nations, the two sides will start to measure the border line and locate the existing border posts in December, and the Joint Border Committee and both foreign ministers will convene new meetings in January, said the Cambodian Foreign Minister.
Earlier this week, Phay Siphan, secretary of state of the Cambodian Council of Ministers said that Cambodia will not boycott the summit in Thailand, even as the two countries have border dispute.
An armed clash in October killed two Cambodian soldiers and wounded two others, after Thai troops entered the disputed border area over sovereignty claim.
There are now 73 demarcation posts along the 805-km border between Cambodia and Thailand, 50 percent of which are recognized by the Thai side. Cambodia still plans to plant hundreds more posts there in order to specify the border line.
In 1962, the International Court of Justice awarded the Preah Vihear Temple and its surrounding lands to Cambodia, but Thai nationalists have turned down the decision and used to stir up protests and demonstrations over its ownership.
"The ongoing world financial crisis will top the agenda of the summit, and we will not raise the Preah Vihear issue there," Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hor Namhong was quoted as saying here on Thursday at a press conference.
Cambodia needs not to do that, because all ASEAN member countries and other nations friendly to Cambodia have said that they expect Cambodia and Thailand to solve their dispute through bilateral negotiations, he said.
According to the outcome of the recent meeting between the foreign ministers of the two Southeast Asian nations, the two sides will start to measure the border line and locate the existing border posts in December, and the Joint Border Committee and both foreign ministers will convene new meetings in January, said the Cambodian Foreign Minister.
Earlier this week, Phay Siphan, secretary of state of the Cambodian Council of Ministers said that Cambodia will not boycott the summit in Thailand, even as the two countries have border dispute.
An armed clash in October killed two Cambodian soldiers and wounded two others, after Thai troops entered the disputed border area over sovereignty claim.
There are now 73 demarcation posts along the 805-km border between Cambodia and Thailand, 50 percent of which are recognized by the Thai side. Cambodia still plans to plant hundreds more posts there in order to specify the border line.
In 1962, the International Court of Justice awarded the Preah Vihear Temple and its surrounding lands to Cambodia, but Thai nationalists have turned down the decision and used to stir up protests and demonstrations over its ownership.
6 comments:
The Thai-Cambodian dispute started when Cambodian king and leaders did not follow the 1954 Geneva treaty, and now again they did not follow the 1991 Paris Peace Accord by signing ADDITIONAL TREATIES IN 2005 CEDING KHMER TERRITORIES TO VIETNAM.
Thailand, as a Signatoried Country on that 1991 Paris Peace Agreement
has no duty to follow it either. So Thais started to do the same way Hanoi had done to gain khmer territories. Why not ??????
This is Thailand opportunity to do that!
Khmer leaders and khmer king, son and father have to be blamed for that VIOLATION of that Peace Agreement.
So Ah Hun Sen, and ah khmer stupid king, what are you doing now ?
Cambodia will be a STATE OF VIET INDOCHINESE FEDERATION in the year 2030.
And all Khmers, inside and overseas, continue to sleep and enjoy with underaged khmer karaoke girls in Cambodia today.
The Thai-Cambodian dispute started when Cambodian king and leaders did not follow the 1954 Geneva treaty, and now again they did not follow the 1991 Paris Peace Accord by signing ADDITIONAL TREATIES IN 2005 CEDING KHMER TERRITORIES TO VIETNAM.
Thailand, as a Signatoried Country on that 1991 Paris Peace Agreement
has no duty to follow it either. So Thais started to do the same way Hanoi had done to gain khmer territories. Why not ??????
This is Thailand opportunity to do that!
Khmer leaders and khmer king, son and father have to be blamed for that VIOLATION of that Peace Agreement.
So Ah Hun Sen, and ah khmer stupid king, what are you doing now ?
Cambodia will be a STATE OF VIET INDOCHINESE FEDERATION in the year 2030.
And all Khmers, inside and overseas, continue to sleep and enjoy with underaged khmer karaoke girls in Cambodia today.
The temple belongs to Khmer in Thailand, and Cambodia should not try to speak for them.
Dear All,
The temple's age correction is as follows:
Preah Vihear buit in late of 9th century - to date is around 1100 years (not 900 years). It was built before Bantey Srey temple (2nd half of 10th century). Please be guided accordingly.
regards,
Att.
Why not??
This lesson was one failed and we lost during Sihanouk made a treaty with Ho Chi Minh.
Both Sihanouk and HCM had a treaty agreement in Djarkata Indonesia and didn't let the rest of the world know that by supporting the North Vietnam to take over the South Vietnam was guaranteed by Sihanouk. The agreement was that Sihanouk support Vietminh all kind of needs such as sanctuary, foods, imunitions, medicals etc in return HCM promises Sihanouk to give back part of South Vietnam (Khmer Kampuchea Krom) back to Cambodia. But when HCM won he committed suicided. And Sihanouk regretted not to let the world involve.
Khmer PP,
Yeah motherfuckers all brainless people in the government. Ain't it political agenda OR is it something you can resolve with the hard evidence, say icj verdict the internationally recognized map WHICH SIAM NEVER REFUSE SINCE DAY1 THE ICJ IN EFFECT?
And why you stupid motherfuckers sill make the border issue with Siam A POLITICAL AGENDA?
You know since day1 when the border dispute and military standoff occured, that the more time you drag in the NO-WIN NEGOTIATION WITH SIAM, THE MORE LAND YOU WILL LOSE. AND WHY DA FUCK YOU BOW AND CRAWL IN FRONT OF SIAM? Are you people with faked PHD this naive?
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