BANGKOK, Nov 6 (TNA) – The diplomatic spat between Thailand and Cambodia did not originate from a conflict of interest between the two countries but in a personal matter, as Thailand considered Cambodia could not distinguish between personal affairs andnational ties, according to Mr Chavanont Intarakomalsut, Secretary to the Thai Foreign Minister.Mr Chavanont said the opportunity for talks remains open to find a solution to the problem.
He said it was the duty of the foreign ministry to protect the kingdom's rights and protect the feelings of the Thai people. The foreign ministry recalled the Thai ambassador to Cambodia to express our dissatisfaction. Secondly the ministry will also review all agreements between the two countries along with any other cooperation taking place.
He said the ministry's action was a standard diplomatic reaction to protest to Cambodia following its appointment of convicted ex-Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra as economic advisor to the Cambodian government and personal advisor to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The ministry hoped that the Cambodian government would reconsider its ecision and realised that it should distinguish between personal interests and the mutual interests of the two countries, he said.
Mr Chavanont said he believed there was no need for a mediator at the moment as the problem was between Thailand and Cambodia.
He added that the meeting result of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) scheduled to be considered in Parliament on November 9 would not be delayed as it was aimed to solve the border disputes problems and should not be prolonged.
Postponing the meeting result could affect the people who lived in the border area, he said, adding that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had reaffirmed that any diplomatic measures should not affect the people of the two countries.
At the moment, the situation was not critical to the extent that the government must prepare a plan to evacuate Thais from Cambodia, but the Thai Embassy has been informed to closely monitor the situation, he said.
As for the Thai businessmen in Cambodia, he said the embassy had informed them about the situation, stressing that this was a different opinion on legal interpretation and that he believed the problem could be solved peacefully.
Second Army Area Commander Lt-Gen. Weewalit Jornsamrit said that the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border was normal, and no reinforcements were noted by either country.
He said the armed forces of the two countries still have good understanding and maintain relations, he said, adding that both armed forces shared the opinion that the problem was between the governments and they are trying to solve the problem.
He added that the border situation was normal, border trade was usual but if there was need to evacuate Thais, the armed forces were ready to do that.
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If Thailand wants to normalize its diplomatic ties with Cambodia, it must first undo all the stupidities in reverse order including the invasion of Khmer temple of Preah Vihear.
Cambodia would not settle for anything less.
"He said it was the duty of the foreign ministry to protect the kingdom's rights and protect the feelings of the Thai people. "
After reading this article, I think PM of Thai must reconsider this matter and stop using personal emotion to decide on national interests. So, it appears that both sides are using emotional feeling to make decisions. Wow, I'm so embarass.
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ខ្មែរឥឡូវមិនដួចខ្មែរពីដើមទេសូមលោកទាំងពីរ
ប្រុងប្រយ័ត្នឲ្យមែនទែន!
Thailand is bluffing hahahaha! crying baby Thailand! you can not seal your border with cambodia, if you do, your people will suffering.....hahaha! PM Thaksin will reclaims his throne back as a Red Shirts people Hero!!!!!!!!
ah chavanont should ask khmer people what we think of siem dirty politics! i'm sure khmer people have lots of opinions about siem thieves, really!
again this siem foreign affairs office is all about siem's interest. typical of them, huh! talk about siem bias on the limelight. they have no respect and consideration for khmer people in their one-way speech, etc... no wonder khmer people retaliate siem thugs! yeah, that's a way to talk and request cambodia for bilateral talk, huh! how stupid siem's speech show here!
Thailand flip flop & alip alop
The Thais are a bunch of loonie ultra-nationalists...What is the matter with them??? It's true that Cambodia does not have economic experts of that caliber. That's why Samdech Hun Sen has the insight to import foreign know-how such as Lee Myung Bak of South Korea before he became Prime Minister and now former PM Thaksin of Thailand. The Thais are ungrateful bastards who owe so much to Cambodia for the past 800 years because they borrowed so much language and culture from the Khmers. The Thais have no power or influence beyond their borders. The Cambodians are indeed clever enough to recognise the special skill and talent possessed by Thaksin. Of course they resentful even though he has been discarded by Thailand. One must not forget that all of Thailand was once Khmer land and Bangkok was a Khmer river-bank village. Instead of fostering fraternal friendship between our two peoples (Khmer-Thai) which share so much in common, they choose the wrong path to self-destruction and humiliation. In the eyes of the world, they are indeed a crazy disturbed people...The world is laughing at Thailand.
Achar Penh
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