BANGKOK, Aug 17 (MCOT online News) - Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Tuesday denied that Thailand had anything to do with dispatching Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to talk with Cambodia on the Preah Vihear dispute, saying the border row should not be raised in regional level.
Mr Suthep said Thailand has made it clear that its position on the issue is to resolve the problem at the bilateral level and that it will not be raised in ASEAN.
He made his remarks a day after the Agence France Presse (AFP) news agency reported the ASEAN chief said on Monday after meeting Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Numhong in Phnom Penh that he must wait for a decision by ASEAN foreign ministers before responding to Cambodia's request for regional help in resolving the row.
Cambodia earlier had written to the Vietnamese foreign minister, in his capacity as ASEAN chair this year, seeking the bloc's intervention to help solve the border dispute, as well as seeking a United Nations' role in the matter to avoid possible "bloodshed" caused by the dispute.
Meanwhile, activists of the Thailand Patriot Network led by Chaiwat Sinsuwong on Tuesday rallied at Parliament during the current joint parliamentary session, asking that it not consider any documents concerning the border agreements reached by the Thai-Cambodia Joint Border Committee (JBC) on its agenda.
Mr Chaiwat said his group demanded that Thailand revoke the Memorandum of Understanding made with Cambodia in 2000 and to remove all agenda items concerning Thailand-Cambodia border dispute from the parliamentary session.
The activist said the protest will end only if the issue is withdrawn from the agenda of the joint parliamentary session.
Mr Suthep reaffirmed that the negotiation framework in demarcating the land boundary under JBC will not be discussed on Tuesday session, but he refused to explain the reason.
House Speaker Chai Chidchob added no new agenda on JBC has been proposed for discussion today, except the pending case since 2008 in which the House committee has already completed its consideration.
The International Court of Justice in 1962 ruled that the 11th century temple belongs to Cambodia. UNESCO accorded its status as a World Heritage site in 2008 after Cambodia applied for the privilege while the dispute on the contested 4.6 sq km area of land near the cliff-top temple by Thailand and Cambodia remains unsolved.
Tension flared up when Bangkok objected to Phnom Penh submitting a management plan for the temple which required map of the area late last month to UNESCO's World Heritage Commission (WHC). The agency decided on July 29 to defer the decision until it meets next year.
Mr Suthep said Thailand has made it clear that its position on the issue is to resolve the problem at the bilateral level and that it will not be raised in ASEAN.
He made his remarks a day after the Agence France Presse (AFP) news agency reported the ASEAN chief said on Monday after meeting Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Numhong in Phnom Penh that he must wait for a decision by ASEAN foreign ministers before responding to Cambodia's request for regional help in resolving the row.
Cambodia earlier had written to the Vietnamese foreign minister, in his capacity as ASEAN chair this year, seeking the bloc's intervention to help solve the border dispute, as well as seeking a United Nations' role in the matter to avoid possible "bloodshed" caused by the dispute.
Meanwhile, activists of the Thailand Patriot Network led by Chaiwat Sinsuwong on Tuesday rallied at Parliament during the current joint parliamentary session, asking that it not consider any documents concerning the border agreements reached by the Thai-Cambodia Joint Border Committee (JBC) on its agenda.
Mr Chaiwat said his group demanded that Thailand revoke the Memorandum of Understanding made with Cambodia in 2000 and to remove all agenda items concerning Thailand-Cambodia border dispute from the parliamentary session.
The activist said the protest will end only if the issue is withdrawn from the agenda of the joint parliamentary session.
Mr Suthep reaffirmed that the negotiation framework in demarcating the land boundary under JBC will not be discussed on Tuesday session, but he refused to explain the reason.
House Speaker Chai Chidchob added no new agenda on JBC has been proposed for discussion today, except the pending case since 2008 in which the House committee has already completed its consideration.
The International Court of Justice in 1962 ruled that the 11th century temple belongs to Cambodia. UNESCO accorded its status as a World Heritage site in 2008 after Cambodia applied for the privilege while the dispute on the contested 4.6 sq km area of land near the cliff-top temple by Thailand and Cambodia remains unsolved.
Tension flared up when Bangkok objected to Phnom Penh submitting a management plan for the temple which required map of the area late last month to UNESCO's World Heritage Commission (WHC). The agency decided on July 29 to defer the decision until it meets next year.
11 comments:
Suthep - what is the main cause that you or Siam government don't want the regional and/or international bodies to involve in this border row with Cambodia? Cambodian at the 21st century is not the same as before..! If you or Siam confident that the land dispute is belong to you or Siam, it is the right time that you can discredit Cambodia at the international level. The real gold is never afraid of fire..!
DON'T YOU THINK SO, SUTHEP..! Please don't afraid of the regional and international involvements. This is key path to bring peace for all. You and your government is childishly speaking which the world clearly understood about you and your government's thievish behaviour.
Yes 4:31, you are 100% right, I respect your idea.
Khmer Surin
Suthep, you Thai people had sent Surin Pitsuwan to negotiated with cambodia, don't lie to the publics again and again? tell you what, this stupid Asean Chief is taken side with Thailand from day one moron..!
What is going on with Thailand? Why are they playing hard ball with Cambodia? Does it matter how it will be solved? If Cambodia wants third party involvement to have real solution and avoid bickering and war, let do it... Please stop playing your political game. A friendly neighbor don't do that to each other. Let have some class in your decision making. Your media is next to nothing in term of creditability and reliability. They manipulate and hide critical information to the public and at the same time inject their own agendas to the sway public opinion ect... This is the old school Thailand mindset which is very surprised for me from your prime minister who is young and was educated in the western world. Please have positive view in life!!!
TO THE GOVERNMENT OF CAMBODIA:
PLEASE DO NOT TALK WITH THAI, THAILAND ANYMORE. PLEASE FILE COMPLIANT TO THE INTERNATION COURT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THAILAND, THAI HAS BEEN LIED ALL CENTURIES, THAI TWISTED HISTORY AND SO ON. DO NOT LISTEN TO THAI, THAILAND. PLEASE!...PLEASE!...PLEASE!. IF WE, CAMBODIA HAS TO GO TO WAR WITH THAILAND, THAT'S NO PROBLEM, WE DONT' AFRAID OF THAI, THAILAND.
GOUN KHMER
Youns and Thais are not as stupid as Khmers, that is why they can swallo Khmers lands easily.
11:12PM! SO YOUR MOTHER GET FUCK BY FOREIGNER ALL THE TIME TOO!
I agree KE 4:31 PM and as kaun khmer in 21th century
we don't afraid siam thieves.
Siam were/are flip flopping since they were born in China;They're never giving up their attitudes and also the word Tai means thief.
Bilateral talks with Thailand will lose cambodian bank account, our government must stick within UN and International community mediation...this is the only way that cambodia will put an end to Thailand aggression against weak cambodia...Hun Sen must be smart!!
Why do we keep negotiating with Siam? We need to find out what is Thailand motive is. What the hell do you want?
We have made it clear to Siam that the area 4.6 is Khmer land and is not negotiable. What is your major malfunction?
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