Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to postpone indefinitely the 7th General Border Meeting (GBC) set for Aug 27-28 in Pattaya because of 'some important reasons,' defence spokesman Col Thanathip Sawangsaeng said on Wednesday.
The spokesman said Defence Minster Prawit Wongsuwon and his Cambodian counterpart Gen Tea Banh had agreed to the delay.
It was earlier reported that the postponement was made at the request of Cambodia because of an unfavourable atmosphere as a result of the conflict over the Preah Vihear temple.
Col Thanathip said the postponement was agreed on after Thailand, as the host, asked Cambodia whether it was ready for the meeting. Cambodia replied that documents to be signed at the meeting had not yet been properly prepared.
The spokesman said it was not the Preah Vihear conflict that forced the postponement.
The GBC meeting was originally intended for the two sides to sign agreements on border security cooperation over landmine disposals, suppression of drug smuggling and human trafficking, marine security and joint operations by police and soldiers along the border.
Col Thanathip said the GBC would not discuss border demarcation, since that is the responsibility of the Joint Boundary Committee of the foreign ministries of the two countries.
He said the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border was normal, so was the cross-border trade, and troops of both sides were in contact as usual.
The GBC is co-chaired by the defence ministers of the two countries. There are 18 members from each side, including the supreme commanders and heads of the three armed forces.
The spokesman said Defence Minster Prawit Wongsuwon and his Cambodian counterpart Gen Tea Banh had agreed to the delay.
It was earlier reported that the postponement was made at the request of Cambodia because of an unfavourable atmosphere as a result of the conflict over the Preah Vihear temple.
Col Thanathip said the postponement was agreed on after Thailand, as the host, asked Cambodia whether it was ready for the meeting. Cambodia replied that documents to be signed at the meeting had not yet been properly prepared.
The spokesman said it was not the Preah Vihear conflict that forced the postponement.
The GBC meeting was originally intended for the two sides to sign agreements on border security cooperation over landmine disposals, suppression of drug smuggling and human trafficking, marine security and joint operations by police and soldiers along the border.
Col Thanathip said the GBC would not discuss border demarcation, since that is the responsibility of the Joint Boundary Committee of the foreign ministries of the two countries.
He said the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border was normal, so was the cross-border trade, and troops of both sides were in contact as usual.
The GBC is co-chaired by the defence ministers of the two countries. There are 18 members from each side, including the supreme commanders and heads of the three armed forces.
6 comments:
I'm applauding this manners from the Cambodian side. Khmer do not need to talk to the childish Bak Ahbisit.
Khmer Surin,
Kampuchea should be gone direcctly to UN long time ago, if only our PM ain't SenVarman. There ain't any benifitable for us to talk with Siam.
Since SenVarman ain't no longer having friend with Siam's PM, he initially talks like nationalism. If mine stupid brain is still simply working, one of CPPers wanted to road to Da Temple, SenVarman was insansely mad and relocated him!
the thing with the border dispute, if they continue to use different map, forget solving it. cambodia only recognized the internationally recognized map; any other map is illegal!
Since Hun Sen was a Khmer Rouge commander, now a Khmer Rouge leader and had many of his political opponents and journalists assassinated, I wonder if he have any plan to assassinate the Thai Prime Minister (Ahbullshit Vejjajiva)?
I wonder what's good if the Abhisit government continue to revoke/cancel whenever they are not happy with anything Cambodia do? There are so so immature on the part of this Thai government. It seems like they are not sure of what he is doing; so I think it might not be a bad idea to not sign anything with this immature and undecisive Thai government.
i think siem needs to do self-searching to see what they want in life! i'm sure the world is bigger than their oyster, really! they act like frog in the well mentality!
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