Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Surin blasted over military drill remarks

Hor Namhong: Concerned

09/03/2010
Achara Ashayagachat
Bangkok Post


Cambodia has criticised Surin Pitsuwan for comments he made about its recent military exercise, accusing the Asean secretary-general of interfering in its internal affairs.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said in a letter sent on Sunday to the Asean secretariat that Mr Surin should not be concerned with the Cambodian army exercise, "which would in no way send wrong signals that the region is unstable".

The letter was in response to comments attributed to Mr Surin by the Malaysian national news agency Bernama that the Cambodian army's exercise on Thursday in Kompong Chhnang province, about 90km from Phnom Penh, "might have signalled as though the region was unstable" and that "we are very concerned with such developments".

Hor Namhong said in his letter that Cambodia had chosen to conduct the exercise far from the border with Thailand to avoid misunderstanding and comments from the Thai side.

"As a former foreign minister of Thailand [Mr Surin was foreign minister from 1997 to 2001], you know very well that the conduct of army exercises by any country anywhere in the world is absolutely a normal practice," the veteran Cambodian minister said.

"Even Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had said that Thailand had no problem with the exercise as 'we also had our own drills recently'."

Hor Namhong reminded Mr Surin the Thai army had, not long ago, conducted military exercises near the Cambodian border and "even overshot its artillery into Cambodian territory". Cambodia, however, had not reacted or made any comment.

The Cambodian armed forces, the minister said, would never undertake any action against any country, adding "their job is solely to protect Cambodia's sovereignty and territorial integrity".

"I strongly believe that in your capacity as secretary-general of Asean, you should not make any wrong statement which may bring about a bad image to an Asean member country, and thus to Asean as a whole," Hor Namhong said.

Mr Surin should not make any statement "which could be considered as interference in the internal affairs of Cambodia, a member of Asean. Normally, and in principle, an Asean secretary-general should exercise some self-restraint while making any comments or statements concerning an Asean member country."

The letter was sent to all Asean foreign ministers and Cambodian media outlets, a copy of which was seen by the Bangkok Post. The Asean secretary-general could not be reached for comment.

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

if you are quiet may be you are stronger but you said so it seem as dog had meat still barking .

Anonymous said...

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Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
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Keat Chhon
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Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime

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Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...

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Anonymous said...

Fuck you, surin pitsuwan! what about Thailand shelling into cambodian lands and damaged Preah vihear..? why didn't you say shit about that? why Thai exercise and Khmer can't? stupid fuck!

Anonymous said...

To 7:20 AM & 7:21 AM.

Copy and past is not good idea.

They will think that you know nothing.

You have nothing in your mind to write a short paragraph for others to read yours.

Anonymous said...

They must vote him out and resign his Ass from Asean Nation's Chief, he's not deserved to be a Chief of Asean Nations, he's not help solve Cambodia/Thai problems at all...He supposed to help solve all Nations issues..that's why people put him as a Chief...? why taken side with his own country only??

Anonymous said...

Cambodians should be happy to have someone comments on Cambodian weapon test because this test was an crazy idea, Cambodia earns nothing from that test.

Anonymous said...

"Hor Namhong reminded Mr Surin the Thai army had, not long ago, conducted military exercises near the Cambodian border and "even overshot its artillery into Cambodian territory". Cambodia, however, had not reacted or made any comment".

The statement above is cleared, that Cambodia is scared or afraid of Thailand, by not said anything not a single word... chiken!

Anonymous said...

Just ignore the ThaiLeeAnn. What Hun Sen did was Cambodians business not theirs. Or the ThaiLeeAnn daring Hun Sen to send a rocket over to their side?

Anonymous said...

you have to fuck your boss out of Cambodia country opposition party!
your fucking party will done on the next day motherfuck somransy.

Anonymous said...

To 7;21 AM , I read your comment
too many time its the same .

Anonymous said...

we all know siem is biased toward cambodia!

Anonymous said...

7:21 AM
Sure you are Thai or a Traitor. Please remember, you will not able to destroy the Khmer nation.

Anonymous said...

Tot lam ong NamHong. I wish you to be long live, you never forget our nation include your son too. Ours ancestors said thank you very much to all of you that do everything to our homeland VN.....thank to:
Hor Nam Hong and families, Kiet Chhon and families, Om yin Tieng, Cham Prasidh, Pol Pot Khiev Sam Phan, Ieng Sary, Chan Sarun, Sok An include Sihanouk...Hun Xen..Hok Lundy.. bla..bla..bla...

Anonymous said...

To 9:37am
A pong kdor you are now got a happy live in the 3rd country but don't forget your relatives, or may be you are a troporng of Hun Xen. Even people who blind but they still know about Hun Xen'Gov. and his parties. But you are completely ignorant than the blind.