THANIDA TANSUBHAPOL
Bangkok Post
LANDMINE COMPLAINT
Thailand is disappointed with Cambodia's response to its protest over an incident in which two Thai military rangers stepped on landmines last October.
Virachai Plasai, director-general of the Treaties and Legal Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry, said Thailand had demanded Cambodia clarify the incident in which Thailand believes mines were newly planted near the Thai-Cambodian border.
Cambodia did not reply directly until two days before the Mine Ban Convention meeting in Geneva last month.
"Cambodia chose to circulate its response to all state parties and finally sent us a formal reply late on Nov 21 [before the meeting on Nov 24-28].
"Thailand was disappointed with its reply in which it tried to evade the crux of the matter," said Mr Virachai.
He said the issue was not about which mines were in whose lands. The real point was that under the Ottawa Mine Convention, both countries had agreed not to plant any new mines anywhere in the world.
Thailand and Cambodia still have unsettled border issues, and are in the process of negotiating demarcation lines.
On Oct 6, two Thai military rangers lost their legs when they stepped on landmines while on routine patrol in a "mine-free zone" inside Thai territory.
The Cambodian side said it started investigating on Oct 20.
Foreign Ministry deputy permanent secretary Norachit Singhaseni raised the issue during a meeting of state parties to the Mine Ban Convention.
The Swiss government, which hosted the meeting, offered to set up a fact-finding committee to help resolve the problem but the Cambodian side refused the offer, saying it wanted to investigate further.
The committee would comprise Thailand, Cambodia, a third country and non-governmental organisations.
"We told the panel that the unilateral investigation might be inappropriate but for our friendship's sake, we can wait for the results which should not have to take too long," said Mr Virachai.
Thailand was tackling the issue step by step through bilateral negotiations but if the issue is not adequately clarified, the government might raise the issue with the United Nations.
Virachai Plasai, director-general of the Treaties and Legal Affairs Department at the Foreign Ministry, said Thailand had demanded Cambodia clarify the incident in which Thailand believes mines were newly planted near the Thai-Cambodian border.
Cambodia did not reply directly until two days before the Mine Ban Convention meeting in Geneva last month.
"Cambodia chose to circulate its response to all state parties and finally sent us a formal reply late on Nov 21 [before the meeting on Nov 24-28].
"Thailand was disappointed with its reply in which it tried to evade the crux of the matter," said Mr Virachai.
He said the issue was not about which mines were in whose lands. The real point was that under the Ottawa Mine Convention, both countries had agreed not to plant any new mines anywhere in the world.
Thailand and Cambodia still have unsettled border issues, and are in the process of negotiating demarcation lines.
On Oct 6, two Thai military rangers lost their legs when they stepped on landmines while on routine patrol in a "mine-free zone" inside Thai territory.
The Cambodian side said it started investigating on Oct 20.
Foreign Ministry deputy permanent secretary Norachit Singhaseni raised the issue during a meeting of state parties to the Mine Ban Convention.
The Swiss government, which hosted the meeting, offered to set up a fact-finding committee to help resolve the problem but the Cambodian side refused the offer, saying it wanted to investigate further.
The committee would comprise Thailand, Cambodia, a third country and non-governmental organisations.
"We told the panel that the unilateral investigation might be inappropriate but for our friendship's sake, we can wait for the results which should not have to take too long," said Mr Virachai.
Thailand was tackling the issue step by step through bilateral negotiations but if the issue is not adequately clarified, the government might raise the issue with the United Nations.
21 comments:
Land mines were planted on Cambodian soil since the KR era...I suggest the Thais should stay home if they do not want to step on landmines!!!
But of course we all know (the whole world practically) how greedy the Thais are...
The RGC should leave the mines in place to keep out intruders...
Achar Penh Wat Phnom
Siam rangers deserve to die if they are patrolling inside Khmer territory.
Just shoot 20 monkeys from Cambodia over the next couple weeks and call it even.
6:11 AM,
Those monkeys already raped your whore bitchy mother..So you are half dog-monkey..
Death to the Thai thieves who want to trespass/invade Cambodian territory. It should have been you; Virachai Plasai stepped on landmines, not those innocent rangers. Beside, you’re not Cambodian prime minister demanding clarification about the incident. You should know better than the Cambodian. Who do you think you are; the Cambodians’ boss? Go to HELL asshole…
6.11 AM,
Have you sought psychiatric help yet ? Ah fake siam from the US, your turn is next.Khmer country was destroyed because of destructive people like you.
Technically speaking, he has witnessed a monkey raped his mother and he enjoyed that, Ah Thai asshole…
They on the land mine in Cambodia territory and they threaten to take the it to UN. How about they have invaded Cambodia and how Cambodian government still has not taken Thailand to the UN. What is hold the Cambodian governmnent back?
Fuck you, moron (8:53). The mountain belongs to Khmer in Thailand, not monkeys in Cambodia.
9:00 you are fake Thai...better yet 'Ling Thai' paa thoeun thiew Khao Phanom Dongrak.
Ai Thai khee khamoy pen jone haaroy!
Luang Phumiphon khong meung ja dtai pee nah laew...sathu!!
Chaiyo prated Kampucha!
9:00 AM,
Those who claimed every land of Cambodia belong to Thai are not Khmer..Don't use Khmer to describe urself, you are just a breed of monkey and dog..In short ,you are not deserved to be called human being..
Ah Thai stupid, maybe the one from Chicago get his ass kicked by me and my friend twenty years ago, that's why he get so upset at Khmer. Keep it up we'll find you stupid dog and kick your ass again. Beuk Si Mae Ming !!!
Khmer Poi Paet
may god protect and bless our beautiful cambodia.
my advice for thailand: don't invade cambodia, then you won't die from landmine, etc... god bless cambodia.
thai/dog has two choices,
1 - invade Cambodia and step on landmines
2 - stay home and go to sleep.
cambodia must not sign the cluster bomb treaty. we need these weapons to defend our country, too!!! god bless cambodia.
9:50pm I go more for them.
Siem/dog has two choices,
1 - invade Cambodia and step on landmines and get blown it ding dong off to make a natural man made hole.(kateuy)
1 - stay home and go to ask Thai/dog to cut of it ding dong to make a scientific man made hole.(kateuy)
A Siamese childishy tricker bougeee...king should call off your troops, because their wives are chilling. You are the last Siamese Bougeeee...King you understand. Nerver ever step in Khmer teritory tell you younger generation always bove to Lok Krou Khmer.
Down a Siamese Nation
The Siam leaders think that they are God and ask Khmer leaders to behave certain way? This is laughable! The fact that the Siam leaders knew that they are invading and violation Cambodian sovereignty according to the French map of 1907 and now they are asking the United Nations to justify their invasion? Sick!
This is just another Siam theory and logic and Khmer leaders can do without! Siam aggressors must face death for their blind ambition!
Ah Siam must stop sanding troop and displace your troops inside Khmer territory. Ah Siam is using thieve's tactics to provogue Khmer daily. As some of my friends stat above: You have two choices otherwise do not complain; the fact is simple, think this, when you stay Home the incident nerver had happened to any one in your family. Do you think this tricky mind is serving you to support your ambition claim over Cambodian souvereinty?, Cambodia is the first Country who was initialized the Ottawa mine treaty, Cambodian GV did not do the coward maner as you do you're the one who created the problem to step on neighbour land, when thing happen just shut your ass up! it's smelling. You're unprecedented telling the world of enrouching Khmer territory. Khmer is standing strong in and out side as ownership of the precious remaining land, we're invicible.
May God bless Khmer all!
BACK OFF AH SIAMESE!
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