PHNOM PENH, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said indicated on Tuesday that relations with neighbouring Thailand remained tense and said "it won't be long" before a change of government in Bangkok.
The outspoken premier, who has made it clear he is unwilling to cooperate with the current Thai leadership, said ties might be restored soon -- but only because Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's embattled government will not last much longer.
"There is no need to set conditions to send back the (Thai) ambassador," he said at a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh. "Wait for the next government -- it won't be long."
Hun Sen's comments came ahead of a planned push to unseat the Thai government by protesters and parliamentarians allied with exiled former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who was appointed an economic adviser by Hun Sen and offered asylum.
The speech followed Cambodia's decision on Monday to return control of Cambodia Air Traffic Services to its Thai owners after taking temporary control of the company and suspending its Thai staff over a spying controversy.
One of its engineers was sentenced to seven years in prison for leaking details of Thaksin's flight to Phnom Penh in November to a Thai diplomat. He was released after Thaksin lobbied Cambodia to pardon him in what his critics said was a publicity stunt to discredit the Thai government.
Thaksin's job in Phnom Penh and his visit there angered Bangkok, which is trying to seek his extradition, and resulted in a recall and expulsion of diplomats by both sides.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Tuesday that relations were unlikely to improve unless Cambodia reconsidered its appointment of the fugitive billionaire.
Hun Sen said Thaksin's appointment had nothing to do with the row, which he said stemmed from Thailand's opposition to Cambodia's listing of its 11th Century Preah Vihear temple as a U.N. heritage site, and a deadly skirmish between border troops, which he described as a Thai "invasion".
Abhisit's government has said the listing, which the previous administration had supported, should not go ahead until the land around the temple, which straddles their joint border, is properly demarcated.
(Additional Reporting by Pracha Hariraksapitak in Bangkok; Writing by Ambika Ahuja; Editing by Martin Petty)
The outspoken premier, who has made it clear he is unwilling to cooperate with the current Thai leadership, said ties might be restored soon -- but only because Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's embattled government will not last much longer.
"There is no need to set conditions to send back the (Thai) ambassador," he said at a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh. "Wait for the next government -- it won't be long."
Hun Sen's comments came ahead of a planned push to unseat the Thai government by protesters and parliamentarians allied with exiled former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, who was appointed an economic adviser by Hun Sen and offered asylum.
The speech followed Cambodia's decision on Monday to return control of Cambodia Air Traffic Services to its Thai owners after taking temporary control of the company and suspending its Thai staff over a spying controversy.
One of its engineers was sentenced to seven years in prison for leaking details of Thaksin's flight to Phnom Penh in November to a Thai diplomat. He was released after Thaksin lobbied Cambodia to pardon him in what his critics said was a publicity stunt to discredit the Thai government.
Thaksin's job in Phnom Penh and his visit there angered Bangkok, which is trying to seek his extradition, and resulted in a recall and expulsion of diplomats by both sides.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Tuesday that relations were unlikely to improve unless Cambodia reconsidered its appointment of the fugitive billionaire.
Hun Sen said Thaksin's appointment had nothing to do with the row, which he said stemmed from Thailand's opposition to Cambodia's listing of its 11th Century Preah Vihear temple as a U.N. heritage site, and a deadly skirmish between border troops, which he described as a Thai "invasion".
Abhisit's government has said the listing, which the previous administration had supported, should not go ahead until the land around the temple, which straddles their joint border, is properly demarcated.
(Additional Reporting by Pracha Hariraksapitak in Bangkok; Writing by Ambika Ahuja; Editing by Martin Petty)
18 comments:
A monkey diplomacy????????
oh my gosh ah kwak kbot cheat. don't worry about thai government. worry about you, your kbot cheat government. ah kwak is an idiot! i can't believe there's idiots out there listen, believe and worship him.
Sound indochina federaton plan to have problem with thailand.
A TREI KAM PLEAGN SLAP NEUNG MOT
a kind of fish who always died because of mouth
This sound don't make Thailand trouble, during the cool war Thailand could stay all Thai you are smarth, please don't afraid from this Cam. PM. Without the Viet behind him, he will down for along time ago. Fast all Khmers hate him because of his arrogant character.
Thailand and Cambodia has a long tradition relationship with Khmer people and Khmer king family bad and good. But both peole get always in tounch because they have fast the same race and religion. In the cool war Thailand stood up against communism successfull, why Thailand is afraid now from dictator Hun Sen?
This PM is not present for all Khmers, his election win is always manipulated and fraud.
He do all under command of Hanio, for instance support Thaksin and use Taksin as politic card with Thailand. Without Viet behind him, he will down along time ago.
Khmer Gohst
Vietnam prepares to invade Cambodia for the last time.
Vitenameses ordered Hun Sen to provoke problem with Thailand.
When Thailand attacks Cambodia, Vietnameses will come again and will never go back.
ah Hun Sen government too would die a long time ago if it's not the Yuon's slave government.
There he go again with his arrogant/antic remark.
An ignorant fool with a foul mouth. Always talking crab about others, but never stop and look himself in the mirror.
Cambodia should focus on its development... while paying attention to the Thai ill intention. We don't have to say more... or give reaction.
What if the next Thai Government came out the same policy toward Cambodia as Adhisit's Gov't did.
Then Hun Sen will say, " it won't be long, too."
Remember that Adhisit or Thaksin are thais and never wants to give a damn about Cambodia.
Sihanouk played this game with Ho Chi Minh and Now what did Cambodia got. Koh Tral gone and at least hundreds of square meters of border lands are gone from Modol kiri to Kompot.
You must blame Vietnameses, Americans, Chineses, Thais before you blame a single Khmer.
2:25 AM,
Why can't we blame Khmers? After all who killed two millions of their own people?
don't worry about the neigbour country, you crooked eye. if u'r keeping reposess khmer innocent's properties for foreign investment to your own interest, your time would be shortest than the neigbour country. at least thai is away better democracy, their pple have more power than your damn shit government.
God predition:
1) Bangkok will collape (political instability: in southern part of thailand by mouslim, in all over the country by red shirt groups, by yellow shirt groups, by blue shirt groups, in Northern by indenginous people).
2) Phnom Penh was disolved (by KR from 1975 - 1979: every things gone).
3) Saigon or Prey Nokor (South VN before April 1975)) was distroyed (Saigon or Prey Nokorin Khmer was occupied by vietcong/North VN on 25 april 1975 and turned Saigon to be ho chiming city).
4) Happiness in Angkor Watt (ongoing development).
Hey, Khmer Gohst: You know that Siame King is also called Ah KWACK
To Thai PM since Hun Sen has made it clear that Thailand government wont last...
Does the Thai government have any plan action to remove Hun Sen from Power?How difficult is it to end Hun Sen day on earth?
8:49 AM,
PUT-TUM-NIAY doesn't come from Budha but from a man named PUT.
What you say came from Yuons, not from PUT.
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