01 April 2009By Pen Bona
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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In the Preah Vihear temple zone, on Wednesday 01 April, a delegation of about 20 Thai officials visited the disputed zone between the two countries.
According to Phay Siphan, the secretary of state and spokesman of the Council of ministers who was sent to the spot to welcome the Thai delegation, “the goal of this visit is to try to understand the current situation in the conflict zones between or two countries.” When asked over the phone, Phay Siphan added that some members of the Thai delegation, some of whom are Thai army officials, were able to visit the Keo Sekha Kiri Svarak pagoda located at the Preah Vihear foothill.
Also according to Phay Siphan, the Thai Parliament wants to the push its government to quickly find an acceptable resolution for both countries. “Us also, we let them know our firm position. We try to protect our territorial integrity first, then our heritage, this without forgetting to maintain the friendship and cooperation with Thailand,” Phay Siphan claimed.
On Tuesday 31 March, Hun Sen again protested against the Thai army invasion of Cambodian territories. “If they continue to enter our territories, we will then use our rights to fight back to protect our country,” Hun Sen warned during a visit to Preah Sihanouk province.
1 comment:
The evil CPP & Hun Sen are just using the Preah Vihear Temple issue (like they did in the last election) to distract Khmer people from other real important internal issues in Cambodia, such as the upcoming commune election, boarder marking with Vietnam, etc.
It's all a setup between the CPP and the Thai military. We (Khmer People - in Cambodia and living overseas) are the "Suckers"
For one thing, We must stop support the CPP propaganda machine - CTN television. They are slowly washing our brains.
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