BANGKOK, April 4 (TNA) - Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief Gen. Anupong Paochinda said Saturday that clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers at the disputed border on Friday resulted from ‘misunderstanding’.
Soldiers of each country stationed on the disputed border area thought that the other side intruded into their country’s territory, said Gen. Anupong, adding that Thailand would not use force to resolve the problem.
Thailand and Cambodia must resolve their differences through negotiations, Gen. Anupong said, noting that they are being prepared, he said as he was about to board a military aircraft to visit an Ubon Ratchathani hospital where soldiers wounded in the border clashes are being treated.
Two Thai soldiers and two Cambodian soldiers died in the fighting while nine Thai soldiers were wounded. The clashes took place near the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
Gen. Anupong said negotiations will take place at the ministerial level as well as with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
However, he said senior army officers of both countries in the disputed area will play a significant role in finding ways to end the dispute. Cambodian troops have fired heavy weapons into the Thai territory since Friday’s clashes.
The number of Thai soldiers stationed in the area remains unchanged, even though plans to evacuate villagers living near the disputed area have been prepared, Gen. Anupong said.
On rumours that Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra might seek self-imposed exile in Cambodia, Gen. Anupong said concerned officials were probing the accuracy of the reports.
Gen. Anupong said he hoped the Thai people would understand the needs of the country and not join next Wednesday’s threatened large-scale rally in Bangkok by Mr. Thaksin’s supporters.
Soldiers of each country stationed on the disputed border area thought that the other side intruded into their country’s territory, said Gen. Anupong, adding that Thailand would not use force to resolve the problem.
Thailand and Cambodia must resolve their differences through negotiations, Gen. Anupong said, noting that they are being prepared, he said as he was about to board a military aircraft to visit an Ubon Ratchathani hospital where soldiers wounded in the border clashes are being treated.
Two Thai soldiers and two Cambodian soldiers died in the fighting while nine Thai soldiers were wounded. The clashes took place near the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
Gen. Anupong said negotiations will take place at the ministerial level as well as with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
However, he said senior army officers of both countries in the disputed area will play a significant role in finding ways to end the dispute. Cambodian troops have fired heavy weapons into the Thai territory since Friday’s clashes.
The number of Thai soldiers stationed in the area remains unchanged, even though plans to evacuate villagers living near the disputed area have been prepared, Gen. Anupong said.
On rumours that Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra might seek self-imposed exile in Cambodia, Gen. Anupong said concerned officials were probing the accuracy of the reports.
Gen. Anupong said he hoped the Thai people would understand the needs of the country and not join next Wednesday’s threatened large-scale rally in Bangkok by Mr. Thaksin’s supporters.
11 comments:
Hey Pong touch stop sending your men to the border!
make no mistake. do not allow any thai criminal to live among cambodians and spy on our activities.
There was no misunderstanding on our part. Do not allow them to step into our territory with their greedy intention. Their intention is to grab khmer land, that's it. Our soldiers there, please guard our land, don't let them step in even 1mm. We are all with you from every where. You are not alone, brothers!
A bloody thais!
misunderstanding or not, if they don't do anything about it, it shouldn't matter! god bless cambodia.
NO KHMER SOLDIERS DIED YOU STUPID THAI.......ONLY YOU STUPID SIEMS DIED.....DONT GET THE MEDIA TWISTED YOU DUMB FUCK FUCK THE THAIS
Thailand alway did that! they lying to the media like last time! Thai never cliams that their troop die or captured...
tricky mother fucker!
AnuPong Paojinda should be assassinated! he's trouble maker in Thailand...
Agree! this mother fucker is the one who trying to get Preah Vihear Temple back, and created to many problems inside Thailand...
Thailand should get rid of this guy(AnuPong Paojinda), otherwise the whole country will be no peace...
AnuPong Paojinda is the trouble maker, he's cause thailand more crisis...
Last year thailand dinal their soldier died also! they had lie to the media, there were 7 death and we captured 10 of thai-clad, and they never admited...they said those are not thai soldier?
according to RFA, 22 siameses dead and about another 30 were wounded
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