Original report from Washington
30 December 2008
Cambodian officials expect border talks with Thailand to resume soon into the new year, following the swearing in of a new cabinet and parliament after months of political unrest.
"We have received information from the Thai side that they will proceed with what we have agreed on in Siem Reap in the coming month,"said Var Kimhong, head of the Cambodian Border Committee.
Cambodian and Thai soldiers remain in a standoff over a strip of contested border in the Preah Vihear temple area, with at least three soldiers dying in skirmishes earlier this year.
Negotiations can resume following approval by the Thai parliament, Var Kimhong said, adding that December discussions were canceled due to political unrest in Thailand.
Cambodia and Thailand remain at odds over which map to use for demarcation. The Cambodian position follows demarcation by a French Indochina survey in 1904 and 1907, but Thailand follows a newer map.
Both sides deployed soldiers along the border following the July arrests of Thai protesters angered by the inclusion of Preah Vihear temple under Cambodian patronage on Unesco's list of World Heritage sites. The temple's World Heritage status stirred nationalist fervor on both sides and coincided with mass demonstrations in Thailand that ultimately toppled the government.
Thai news agencies quoted the new foreign minister, Kasit Piroya,saying it was the intent of the new administration to cooperate with Cambodia and Unesco and not change previously agreed upon solutions to the ongoing standoff.
Critics of the negotiations have called on Cambodia to abandon bilateral talks in favor of regional or international discussion.
"We have received information from the Thai side that they will proceed with what we have agreed on in Siem Reap in the coming month,"said Var Kimhong, head of the Cambodian Border Committee.
Cambodian and Thai soldiers remain in a standoff over a strip of contested border in the Preah Vihear temple area, with at least three soldiers dying in skirmishes earlier this year.
Negotiations can resume following approval by the Thai parliament, Var Kimhong said, adding that December discussions were canceled due to political unrest in Thailand.
Cambodia and Thailand remain at odds over which map to use for demarcation. The Cambodian position follows demarcation by a French Indochina survey in 1904 and 1907, but Thailand follows a newer map.
Both sides deployed soldiers along the border following the July arrests of Thai protesters angered by the inclusion of Preah Vihear temple under Cambodian patronage on Unesco's list of World Heritage sites. The temple's World Heritage status stirred nationalist fervor on both sides and coincided with mass demonstrations in Thailand that ultimately toppled the government.
Thai news agencies quoted the new foreign minister, Kasit Piroya,saying it was the intent of the new administration to cooperate with Cambodia and Unesco and not change previously agreed upon solutions to the ongoing standoff.
Critics of the negotiations have called on Cambodia to abandon bilateral talks in favor of regional or international discussion.
5 comments:
What to talk. Just take that bloody freaking bully Thai to court.
Khmer got nothing to lose because that bloody Thai already lost the case decades ago!
Ah Hun Sen must quit politicizing it and put that bully Thai out of the misery now!
In the end, Cambodia gains nothing from a case that the THAI had already LOST!
Just get out of the mountain and leave Khmer on the mountain alone. There is no need to talk or wagering war.
7;52 shut the fuck you DUMB THAI ..........WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU..............DID YOUR FUCKING MOM DROP YOU ON YOUR FUCKING HEAD..............OH WAIT..........THE OTHER WAY AROUND I SUSPECT.. YOUR MOM GOT DROPPED ON THE HEAD WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE..................BRAH EVERY POST I SEEE FROM YOUR DUMBASSS IS SO FUCKING STUPID..............BEFORE YOU EVEN HIT A LETTER ON YOUR KEYBOARD THINK ABOUT HOW DUMB YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT LEAVING THE KHMER PEOPLE ALONE ON THE MOUNTAIN .............YOU DONT MAKE FUCKING SENSE..........I WANNA STRANGLE YOUR FUCKIN STUPID FACE THRU THE COMPUTER SCREEEN YOU STUPID FUCK.....YOU FUCKING DUMB THAI FAGGET...............YALL DUMB LOSER ASS THAI FUCKERs SHOULD STOP SMOKING THAT SHIT......................oh yeah 7;52 ...I BET YOU ARE A FUCKING BITCH ASS 4EYED FUCKING DORK FROM THAILAND THAT LIKES TO PERV LIL BOYS..........PUT YOUR ASSS YO ON DATELINE BITCH W CHRIS HANSEN..................K THAI BITCHES
There goes another warmonger, but don't worry; we got a spot in one of the mass graves with his name on it.
Samdech Hun Sen must cut off the mad dog Kashit Piromya's head and wash Samdech's feet with his blood!
สมเด็จอัครมหาเสนาบดี เดโช ฮุนเซน ต้องตัดหัวไอ้หมา กษิต ภิรมย์แล้วเอาเลือดของมันมาล้างส้นตีนของท่าน!
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