Bangkok Post
Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Friday brushed aside former foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai's call for the government to initiate talks with Cambodia to normalise the relations between the two countries.
Mr Surakiart made the call during a seminar on the Thai-Cambodian relations at Chulalongkorn University on Thursday. He also said the Thai-Cambodian conflict should be raised for discussion in the Asean forum.
Mr Suthep said the conflict was between two counries and it should not be made a problem of Asean.
"It is not that we fear it would be a loss of face. It is a difference of thinking. Mr Surakiart may have his own thinking, but the government thinks the problem of two countries should not of Asean or a higher level," Mr Suthep said.
He said it would take some time before the two countries reach a good understanding. As long as conditions leading to the conflict remains, it would be difficult to hold talks, he said.
The relations between Thailand and Cambodia deterioated after former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed economic adviser to the Cambodian government and personal adviser of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Hun Sen's refusal to turn down Thailand's request to extradite Thaksin started diplomatic spats between the two countries.
Mr Suthep denied knowing anything about a report that the Cambodian government would be asked to strip Thaksin of the advisory post, saying he did not know what steps the Foreign Ministry had taken so far.
He said the conflict between the two countries had been limited to diplomatic spats, while the military relations had been intact. Soldiers of the two countries had been in good communication to prevent tensions along the border, he added.
"We neighbours may have a quarrel, but that should not be allowed to develop to fighting. We have to maintain peace," Mr Suthep said.
Mr Suthep, who is in charge of security affairs, said the Thai-Cambodian General Border Meeting (GBC) would continue and there would not be a border closure because doing so could affect the ways of life and brotherly relations between peoples along the border.
Mr Surakiart made the call during a seminar on the Thai-Cambodian relations at Chulalongkorn University on Thursday. He also said the Thai-Cambodian conflict should be raised for discussion in the Asean forum.
Mr Suthep said the conflict was between two counries and it should not be made a problem of Asean.
"It is not that we fear it would be a loss of face. It is a difference of thinking. Mr Surakiart may have his own thinking, but the government thinks the problem of two countries should not of Asean or a higher level," Mr Suthep said.
He said it would take some time before the two countries reach a good understanding. As long as conditions leading to the conflict remains, it would be difficult to hold talks, he said.
The relations between Thailand and Cambodia deterioated after former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was appointed economic adviser to the Cambodian government and personal adviser of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Hun Sen's refusal to turn down Thailand's request to extradite Thaksin started diplomatic spats between the two countries.
Mr Suthep denied knowing anything about a report that the Cambodian government would be asked to strip Thaksin of the advisory post, saying he did not know what steps the Foreign Ministry had taken so far.
He said the conflict between the two countries had been limited to diplomatic spats, while the military relations had been intact. Soldiers of the two countries had been in good communication to prevent tensions along the border, he added.
"We neighbours may have a quarrel, but that should not be allowed to develop to fighting. We have to maintain peace," Mr Suthep said.
Mr Suthep, who is in charge of security affairs, said the Thai-Cambodian General Border Meeting (GBC) would continue and there would not be a border closure because doing so could affect the ways of life and brotherly relations between peoples along the border.
7 comments:
No use to talk to the Thai people. Cambodian Gov't must act now and act as quick as possible by migrating more people from Vietnam, let say maybe around 2 millions of people and allowing them to be part of the Cambodian citizens and let them live surrounding Preah Vihear areas to be benefit both its people and the Cambodian heritage. Why i say this is because majority of Cambodians are half Viet and Cambo, So, there is no room for Thai!.
Fuck your mother, Cambodia is for Cambodian, neither for Thai nor Vietnamse..
Asian people! you all must wake up now! Be United! look at the European nation, they are working together to avoid sanction from the "Anglo Saxon". Asian will go back to square one! defending the "B52 of the USA. The did it to Viet, Cambo, Iraq, Afga, Middle East, North Korea. who knows, history can be repeated. Watch out Asian nations! Don't be too involved in invading its own neighbour, but more toward collaboration!!!! team work!!!! Do it now before it is too late.
In order to normalize diplomatic relations with Cambodia, the tai gov't must do the following:
1) pull all troops out of Preah Vihear area.
2) pay for destruction of village market.
3) pay for damages inflicted to Preah Vhear.
4) pay for income loss due to the presence of tai troops which scare away potential tourists to the temple.
5) apologize to Khmer people for their uncivilized behavior.
To 2:06pm
seems like you are outside asian. congratulations to your european nations that they are working together. and thank you for your concern about this.
but the only different from asian and european is that there is a thief nation who will never stop stealing, invading others: buma, loas, cambodia, and malaysia. can you suggest how to unite?
These are good strategic comments above, excepting for mr. Brainless and bullshit 1:45 pm.
Khmer
1:45 PM
This is a Cambodian-Thai and not Vietnamese-Thai affair.
All Khmer descents in Cambodia and outside of the borders are able to protect the Prasat Preah Vihear, our Khmer Heritage.
We Khmer have the responsible to do and don't need help from outsiders.
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