BANGKOK, Jan 11 (TNA) – Reassuring the Thai public that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit next month, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he believed his Khmer counterpart will not raise the as yet unresolved Preah Vihear temple dispute at the regional meeting.
ASEAN members think of group spirit first, Mr. Abhisit said, adding that there was nothing given in exchange for confirming Premier Hun Sen's presence at the ASEAN summit to be held in Thailand's Hua Hin resort February 27-March 1.
Disputes are bound to occur when countries share a border, Mr, Abhisit said, but bilateral problems which could spoil ASEAN's mutual work will not be brought up.
"This principle has already been agreed and is implemented under the framework of the year 2000 memorandum of understanding," he said, adding that he would seek Cabinet approval so that the mechanism could continue functioning.
Responding to reports that Cambodian workers are now building a road leading to Preah Vihear temple, Mr. Abhisit said he had received the information and the issue needed to be discussed because the agreement clearly indicated that both countries must not change the environment in ways which could affect the border delineation.
Thailand had in the past protested to Cambodia several times and a new protest will have to be submitted in this case, Mr. Abhisit said.
Tensions between the two neighbours flared last July when the ancient Preah Vihear was awarded UN World Heritage status. The foreign ministers of the two countries also agreed in the same month to find a peaceful end to the diplomatic and military spat, centring on 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq. km.) of scrub near the temple.
Although the World Court ruled in 1962 that the historic Hindu temple belonged to Cambodia, the most accessible entrance is in Thailand's northeastern province of Si Sa Ket.
ASEAN members think of group spirit first, Mr. Abhisit said, adding that there was nothing given in exchange for confirming Premier Hun Sen's presence at the ASEAN summit to be held in Thailand's Hua Hin resort February 27-March 1.
Disputes are bound to occur when countries share a border, Mr, Abhisit said, but bilateral problems which could spoil ASEAN's mutual work will not be brought up.
"This principle has already been agreed and is implemented under the framework of the year 2000 memorandum of understanding," he said, adding that he would seek Cabinet approval so that the mechanism could continue functioning.
Responding to reports that Cambodian workers are now building a road leading to Preah Vihear temple, Mr. Abhisit said he had received the information and the issue needed to be discussed because the agreement clearly indicated that both countries must not change the environment in ways which could affect the border delineation.
Thailand had in the past protested to Cambodia several times and a new protest will have to be submitted in this case, Mr. Abhisit said.
Tensions between the two neighbours flared last July when the ancient Preah Vihear was awarded UN World Heritage status. The foreign ministers of the two countries also agreed in the same month to find a peaceful end to the diplomatic and military spat, centring on 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq. km.) of scrub near the temple.
Although the World Court ruled in 1962 that the historic Hindu temple belonged to Cambodia, the most accessible entrance is in Thailand's northeastern province of Si Sa Ket.
7 comments:
Who can believe CPP with
Kwack Sen, Unlucky Rin and Ill Sim?
Good luck cambodians...
If poor cambodians don't fight these
peoples, who will?
Khmer Canadian
"ASEAN members think of group spirit first, Mr. Abhisit said,"
=Well! When the Siam invaded Cambodia and did they ever think that Cambodia is also part of the ASEAN member or not?
It seems that only Siam leaders can forget and say all the fucken bullshit to get their way!
Fuck all the Siam leaders and King for not respecting Cambodian sovereignty!
It doesn't matter now whether AH ABHISIT want to tell any Cambodian leaders to shut up! Cambodian leaders must wage relentless public relation, diplomatically and economically to remind international community especially the other ASEAN members of Siam naked aggression on Cambodian sovereignty!
Cambodian sovereignty in nonnegotiable!
Hun Sen must stick to 1962 court’s case with land around the temple that indicated in the old map despite to what bandit of Thailand claims. This is Cambodia territory and the world knows that Cambodia has won the case that was decided by the World Court. That’s if Hun Sen wants his people to have confident in him and his leadership.
Hun Sen should raise the Preah Vihear issue. He should not shut up.
I'm sick of ah slaves CPPgang, why don't you phucken CPP give the whole Preah Vihear to ah Siam since you're so phucken chicken to confront the thief on the issue. Ah thief Siams just beg you a bit and you shut your foul mouth as if nothing had happened ah Sen. I have never seen a Khmer leader that is so self destructive like you ah Sen. May lightning split you equally in half between your forehead.
Ah Siam is implemeting the cold war that ah Siam learns from the invasion of Israel to Gazarstrip zone even UN issued a ban of fighting to the 2 parties.
4:12 got the point! agree w/4:12!
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