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The Foreign Affairs Minister insisted that Cambodia is not sealing off its territorial waters to Thai fishing boats, as claimed by the Pheu Thai party.
Thai and Cambodian Defense Ministries are set to discuss the issue in the next few days.
Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya has dismissed a claim that Cambodia is sealing off its territorial waters against Thai fishing boats.
He added that Thailand's Defense Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan will discuss the issue with his Cambodian counterpart General Tea Banh in Pattaya.
As for a problem with Thai boats being unable to enter Cambodian seas, Kasit explained that this is because Thai businessmen's fishing licenses have not been renewed, and Cambodia has recently revamped administration along its 4 coastal provinces.
He believes it will take some time to resolve the issue.
He added that Thai boats are not the only vessels barred from entering Cambodian waters: other countries' boats are experiencing the same problem.
Kasit reprimanded the Pheu Thai Party for circulating the claim.
He also stated that he believes the pro-Thaksin party just wanted to instigate turmoil.
Concerning the Thai engineer imprisoned in Phnom Penh for allegedly spying on Thaksin's flight details, Kasit said that Thai authorities are trying to help the man. He said a team of lawyers are now in Cambodia and the result will be known soon.
Thai and Cambodian Defense Ministries are set to discuss the issue in the next few days.
Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya has dismissed a claim that Cambodia is sealing off its territorial waters against Thai fishing boats.
He added that Thailand's Defense Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan will discuss the issue with his Cambodian counterpart General Tea Banh in Pattaya.
As for a problem with Thai boats being unable to enter Cambodian seas, Kasit explained that this is because Thai businessmen's fishing licenses have not been renewed, and Cambodia has recently revamped administration along its 4 coastal provinces.
He believes it will take some time to resolve the issue.
He added that Thai boats are not the only vessels barred from entering Cambodian waters: other countries' boats are experiencing the same problem.
Kasit reprimanded the Pheu Thai Party for circulating the claim.
He also stated that he believes the pro-Thaksin party just wanted to instigate turmoil.
Concerning the Thai engineer imprisoned in Phnom Penh for allegedly spying on Thaksin's flight details, Kasit said that Thai authorities are trying to help the man. He said a team of lawyers are now in Cambodia and the result will be known soon.
3 comments:
Why is Cambodia allowing Thai and Viet to fish in our water?
What about our own people, how will they lived if that is the case.???CPP please address this
I remembered during the Lon Nol government who gave out concession to over 300 Thai boats to fish in Cambodian sea and the Thai did a good job in depleting their fishing population and at the same time they also did a good job in
destroying Cambodian fish population. Until Lon NOl overthrew from power by the Pol Pot and the Thai never dare to enter Cambodian sea again! Now that Cambodian has plenty of fish and why AH HUN SEN government is not promoting the business of catching fish at the sea instead AH HUN SEN government resort to growing small fishes in ponds, rivers and lakes! Why not use the resource of the sea?
Well... the fucking problem is that Cambodian people especially Cambodian fishermen are not protected by AH HUN SEN navy plus the Thai and the Viet navy constantly harassing Cambodian fishermen at sea prevent them from fishing at sea and as you can see Khmer fishermen are squeezed out or shut out from taking advantage of the sea! Now you know why the Viet and the Siem exported more seafood than Cambodia!
Remember! Cambodian empire is not possible without access to the sea and Cambodian people back in the golden age were trading with another empire as far as Rome, Persia,India, China....
Death or Alive...Cambodian people must have access to the sea.
hey, two wrongs don't make it right, you know! wake up, people! this is not the dark ages anymore, you know!
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