Bangkok Post
The diplomatic conflict between Thailand and Cambodia should be brought to an end before the Asean-US summit scheduled for Sunday, the secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (Asean), Surin Pitsuwan, said on Friday.
“The dispute is no longer an internal affair of Thailand or Cambodia. It is a conflict between two member countries of Asean and could affect the organisation’s plan to become an economic community in the near future,” he told reporters in Singapore.
Mr Surin said he had sent letters to foreign ministers of all member countries of Asean asking for help in settling the escalating dispute between the two countries.
The conflict arose after prime minister Hun Sen appointed fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra economic adviser to his government and his personal adviser.
“The dispute is no longer an internal affair of Thailand or Cambodia. It is a conflict between two member countries of Asean and could affect the organisation’s plan to become an economic community in the near future,” he told reporters in Singapore.
Mr Surin said he had sent letters to foreign ministers of all member countries of Asean asking for help in settling the escalating dispute between the two countries.
The conflict arose after prime minister Hun Sen appointed fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra economic adviser to his government and his personal adviser.
5 comments:
This article is bias. The conflict did not start after Taksin Became Cambodian economic advisor. It started since Thailand has claimed Khmer Temple and sent Thai troops to occupy Khmer territory.
As a chairman of ASEAN, Mr. Surin should come out and solve the problem right after it started. His bias has led him to neglect and allow the conflict grow bigger and bigger. But, when the situation turn into a direction that underscores Abhisit Government, he is scrambling and wanting to use ASEAN forum to stop the conflict. But, everyone has to watch his style. He most likely wants to solve only selected cases. He cannot stop PAD and Abhisit Government’s greed and won’t do so.
correction:
sorry I means "underdermine", not "underscore"
This stupid guy, Surin Pitsuwan is the one who kept interfered with cambodia, this crooked taken side toward Thailand from day one, this mother fucker do anything to help his Thailand, not cambodia!!
PM Hun Sen must watch out with this guy "Surin Pitsuwan" he can't be trusted...
Surin Pitsuwan should step down from Southe East Asean Nations Chief, the guy is usless and crooked...
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