Hong Sokhour, treasurer of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party, sets up a video conference with party President Sam Rainsy at party headquarters yesterday. The politician is in self-exile abroad after receiving a two-year jail term in January. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan)Friday, 13 August 2010
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
OPPOSITION leader Sam Rainsy yesterday praised the government’s call for an international solution to Cambodia’s border dispute with Thailand, but called for the government to devote similar attention to Vietnamese border issues.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Hun Sen wrote a letter to the United Nations Security Council, a day after his Thai counterpart reportedly threatened to use military force to settle the standoff.
In a speech on Monday, Hun Sen called for international adjudication of the dispute, saying the existing bilateral mechanisms had failed.
Speaking by video-link from Paris, Sam Rainsy told reporters gathered at the party’s Phnom Penh headquarters yesterday that he was “very happy” the government had called for a multilateral solution to the dispute with Thailand.
“I requested this a long time ago. I congratulate the government for doing as the SRP has requested,” he said.
“But I also would like to remark that if we request the international community to help intervene, we should request the international community to help with the Cambodia-Vietnam border as well.”
Sam Rainsy is living in self-imposed exile after receiving a two-year prison sentence in January for his role in the removal of wooden demarcation posts along the Vietnamese border in October.
Sam Rainsy also said yesterday that maps published on his website show that the poles he uprooted were not border markers, and called for the release of two villagers also convicted and jailed over the incident.
Va Kimhong, the government’s senior minister in charge of border affairs, said the poles were border markers and accused Sam Rainsy of “falsifying public documents and spreading disinformation” in making the maps public.
He said Cambodia and Vietnam were not involved in a border dispute, and that there was therefore no need for international intervention.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Hun Sen wrote a letter to the United Nations Security Council, a day after his Thai counterpart reportedly threatened to use military force to settle the standoff.
In a speech on Monday, Hun Sen called for international adjudication of the dispute, saying the existing bilateral mechanisms had failed.
Speaking by video-link from Paris, Sam Rainsy told reporters gathered at the party’s Phnom Penh headquarters yesterday that he was “very happy” the government had called for a multilateral solution to the dispute with Thailand.
“I requested this a long time ago. I congratulate the government for doing as the SRP has requested,” he said.
“But I also would like to remark that if we request the international community to help intervene, we should request the international community to help with the Cambodia-Vietnam border as well.”
Sam Rainsy is living in self-imposed exile after receiving a two-year prison sentence in January for his role in the removal of wooden demarcation posts along the Vietnamese border in October.
Sam Rainsy also said yesterday that maps published on his website show that the poles he uprooted were not border markers, and called for the release of two villagers also convicted and jailed over the incident.
Va Kimhong, the government’s senior minister in charge of border affairs, said the poles were border markers and accused Sam Rainsy of “falsifying public documents and spreading disinformation” in making the maps public.
He said Cambodia and Vietnam were not involved in a border dispute, and that there was therefore no need for international intervention.
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VIETNAMESE DIABOLIC PLAN IN 1975
យួន ចង់បាន ដីខ្មែរ ពីឆ្នាំ 1975
យួន ឲ្យ យួន ខ្មែរក្រហម សំឡាប់ខ្មែរ 4 ឆ្នាំ សីន
បាន យួន រំដស់ ខ្មែរ ឆ្នាំ 1979
យួនមកបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនក្នុងដីខ្មែរ
ខ្មែរ ដក បង្គោល
ហ៊ុន សែនចាប់ញាត់គុក ហ៊ុន សែន សំឡាប់ ខ្មែរ។
ហ៊ុន សែន ជា យូន ។
No, Hun Sen is not a Viet, he is worse than that; he is their slave.
Why Thailand affraid of third party country mediation? why Thailand hesitated? and scared..? Thailand have something to hide from the world? Thai people must get rid of Abbullshit Vejjajiva quick before thing getting worst throughout Thailand! since Abbullshit vejjajiva came into the office alot of Thais people died, wounded, now more Thais people will be die if Thai people get rid of Abbullshit vejjajiva in 24 hours!!
Abbullshit vejjajiva will shed more Thai bloods if people don't get rid his ass quick..!!
Abhishit vejjajiva buying more time inorder to stay in the office longer! but Thais people should realize that the more time Abhishit vejjajiva staying, the more Thai people going to die and more bloods will be shed...onto Thais people!!
Stupid Abhishit vejjajiva, the whole world was listening to your godamn speech moron! stop flip flop and sto bullying cambodia anymore! its won't work, if you dare using force to evict khmer from that area, you will pay a big price...cambodia is not like back in the stoneage era!
Why are we Khmers initially worrying about getting rid of Siam PM, why not our Mighty insansely and unearthly educated SenVarman?
Not devilishly, selfishly, and ignorantly different between SihanoukVarman and SenVarman, the tree of Democracy could not freedomly grow, because these two men are not only unpatriotically cutting the tree, but also pulling off the roots. Evidently and historically speaking, we could not finally be a master of our own house, if SenVarman or CPP are still continuously in power.
What can a third party or UN mediation do to resolve this border conflict? Nothing!!
if hun sen is a strong man ,he must be strong with a foreigner,not with your own citizen, commrade..?
KHMER SURIN SAID Abishit is KON KAT YOURN
Don't try to blam the USA bomb in srok khmer, cause i beleave that, some khmer lover coutry they ask for USA help our country, because there too many yourn VIET MINH (THMING KHMAV) troop cover over srok khmer already at that time...
You know what's...! all khmer leader from the pass or till today IS hun sen regim, they all like to works for yourn or yourn involve CALL khbal yourn khloun khmer...ect
We should try to thanks to USA they try to help with alot of spand or cost... finally they got blam is not thanks
I also got so tire with those KHMER khbal yourn leader... so i deside to QUIT... LEAH HUOI MIN CHONG OHI KON NI YEAY PHEA SA KHMER TIET...ECT.
10:59 PM, no Cambodian wants you to be Khmer because you are too dump, be American, if you could stop being Khmer American.
haha Abishit is Kon Kat Youn? Where you get your info from? Crazy airheads? I suppose you're going to say Abishit was born in Cambodia too right?
Don't you know Abhisit was born and has a birth certificate in London U.K?
He is just another arrogant Thai aristocrat that is all.
What do the Khmer Surin know? Most of them are slaves and second class of Thai nation and are just happy to be that way without realizing their own identity and being proud of their culture.
They are happy to guard and be soldiers so they can help steal and fight for Thailand to destroy their own heritage for the Siamese nation.
នេះជាល្បិចរបស់យួននឹងក្រុមក្បត់ជាតិមានអា
ហ៌ុន សែន ជាមេក្លោង ពួកវាបន្តរឿងព្រុំដែន
ខាងលិច រហូត ទាល់តែខ្មែរភ្លេចព្រុំដែនខាង
កើត ។
បើអ្នកជាខ្មែរពិតប្រាកដមែនគួរតែឈប់ជឿ
ពួកអា ហ៌ុន សែន តទៅទៀត៕
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