By Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation
The Foreign Ministry will submit details to Parliament tomorrow of three meetings on demarcation of the Thai-Cambodian border - centred on the Preah Vihear temple area - amid strong opposition from some senators and influential members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
The Joint Commission on Demarcation for Land Boundary (JBC), met last November, in February and in April this year, to set a framework on boundary demarcation and provisional arrangements for the disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple.
Article 190 of the Constitution requires the ministry to report to Parliament on meetings of the JBC, deputy ministerial spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said, and this had to be done before further discussion with Cambodia.
Senator Paiboon Nititawan said earlier his group of 40 senators would oppose the government's demarcation and provisional arrangements for the disputed area at the Preah Vihear. The 4.6 square kilometre area belongs to Thailand, he said.
The senators' move was backed by the PAD, who demanded yesterday the government remove by force the Cambodian community in the disputed area.
"The PAD disagrees with negotiations as long as Thai territory is occupied," PAD spokesman Panthep Phuaphongphan said.
The Democrat-led government should take the same stance as when it was in opposition, he said.
The Democrat Party and the PAD used the bruised nationalism of Preah Vihear temple to attack the previous governments. They managed to get Noppadon Pattama to step down as foreign minister, and had the whole cabinet under Samak Sundaravej in legal trouble for its support of Cambodia's proposal to list the Preah Vihear as a world heritage site.
However, Thani said the senators and the PAD misunderstood the demarcation and provisional arrangements.
"The ministry would not submit the provisional arrangements to the Parliament this Friday since we have not yet begun discussion with Cambodia on the matter," he said.
In regard to provisional arrangements on border issues in the area near Preah Vihear, both sides merely reached an agreement in a meeting in April in Phnom Penh on the use of the term "Temporary military monitoring groups" for security units in the area. The foreign ministry needed the Parliament's approval for further talks.
The Joint Commission on Demarcation for Land Boundary (JBC), met last November, in February and in April this year, to set a framework on boundary demarcation and provisional arrangements for the disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple.
Article 190 of the Constitution requires the ministry to report to Parliament on meetings of the JBC, deputy ministerial spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said, and this had to be done before further discussion with Cambodia.
Senator Paiboon Nititawan said earlier his group of 40 senators would oppose the government's demarcation and provisional arrangements for the disputed area at the Preah Vihear. The 4.6 square kilometre area belongs to Thailand, he said.
The senators' move was backed by the PAD, who demanded yesterday the government remove by force the Cambodian community in the disputed area.
"The PAD disagrees with negotiations as long as Thai territory is occupied," PAD spokesman Panthep Phuaphongphan said.
The Democrat-led government should take the same stance as when it was in opposition, he said.
The Democrat Party and the PAD used the bruised nationalism of Preah Vihear temple to attack the previous governments. They managed to get Noppadon Pattama to step down as foreign minister, and had the whole cabinet under Samak Sundaravej in legal trouble for its support of Cambodia's proposal to list the Preah Vihear as a world heritage site.
However, Thani said the senators and the PAD misunderstood the demarcation and provisional arrangements.
"The ministry would not submit the provisional arrangements to the Parliament this Friday since we have not yet begun discussion with Cambodia on the matter," he said.
In regard to provisional arrangements on border issues in the area near Preah Vihear, both sides merely reached an agreement in a meeting in April in Phnom Penh on the use of the term "Temporary military monitoring groups" for security units in the area. The foreign ministry needed the Parliament's approval for further talks.
7 comments:
FUCK THAILAND
KILL ALL THOSE MOTHER FUCKERS
MAKE THOSE IDIOTS WALK THE PLANK INTO A PIT WITH SPIKES WITH SHIT ON IT
FUCK THAILAND
Gentlemen of both side!
Is border issues arised due to some sort of confusion or Thai's obsession?
Any legal framework can be justified?
Please explain?
Please let cambodians know,Mr HOR.
Neang Sa
Those Thais who opposes the work of the JBC would need to be sent to the forntline to fight. The question is whether the matter is to be settled by law or by force. The only sensible choice is for the Thais to back down as the Cambodia would never make concession of her territories.
thailand, the land of AUT
I still think the border issue with this idiot Thai nation will never solve, if we Khmer don't ask international to step in. We all know that any Thai political party are working together about this border issue, too smart, not like us Khmer. With PP gov. should give chance to others political party to involve with any kind of border issues.
But Khmer people alway think only him or her is the strongest, the best leader, Khmer never united.
Some Siamese politicians and Senators must think wider and wiser... if they don't whanted the Siamland into trouble both in their internal political gambling and the relationship with Cambodia as well as internationally downgraded of its identity. Today, the world has known that Siam politicans and its leaders are so aggressive and always arrogant...
these dark ages siem senators should be educated that cambodia is not in the dark ages anymore and that there are two-way in everything they try to do. they also have to keep in mind that cambodia and khmer people have our own national interest too! so, don't be so full of shit when getting together to make an ignorant decision like this because cambodia will never buy into your ingorant, siem thugs attitude, ok! get educated already and stop being so ignorant by thinking cambodia is in the dark ages again! what goes around comes around to bit you people in the ass sooner or later!
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