BANGKOK, Feb 20 (MCOT online news) -- With only two days left before foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet in Jakarta to explore ways on ending border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva reiterated Sunday that ASEAN would not involve itself in border conflict matters to be discussed by the two neighbouring countries.
Mr Abhisit said during his weekly TV and radio address that the 10-member ASEAN regional grouping would act as “coordinator, witness and provide facility only” while he and concerned ministers including foreign affairs, defence and the natural resources and environment would be responsible for informing the world community to better understand the ongoing border situation.
He said he had discussed on telephone with Irina Bokova, director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on tensions between Thailand and Cambodia as a result of the listing of the Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site and it is, therefore, better to suspend the process for the time being until the border problem is settled.
A four-day bloody clashes between soldiers of the two countries erupted near the ancient temple on February 4, killing and wounding many people on both sides as well as forcing evacuation of villagers living near the disputed area.
Meanwhile, the general atmosphere at the Thai border checkpoint in Si Sa Ket province was very quiet Sunday as Cambodians and Thais were reluctant to cross each border for trade.
4 comments:
Kasit is wroung. Cease fire was singed by both, Cambodian and Thai military.
Next step, Cambodia must take border case to ICJ to defeat Abhisit and Yellow. Otherwise, the war will be continued.
Don't let Abhisit play a ping pong game.
Abhisit is on the run. He is falling down. The world is watching his game. Keep 2 yellow shirts in Jail.
Dear All,
Abhisit is immoral and ignorant one, you all do not care for his own speeches to the world.
Abisit is speaking to protect his fault, and looking down upon his next door neighbors in the very near future this country wiill bbee smashed and destroyed by them, like burma, Lao, Malay and Cambodia..., the kingdom of dog around his is enemies.
We all please to join our hand smash and destroy the kingdom of dog to ash.
Chao Mahasambo
This guy undermine ASEAN's creditability. Why are the rest of ASEAN countries stay silent? Where is Singapore? Malaysia? and the rest????
Why do Kos Trol, sea and lands proximately over 10 000 km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty? Why don’t Cambodia goverment transparencies explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 and what's about over 10 000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Kos Trol, Sea and lands over 10 000km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty at 1979 to 1985 treaty! Treaty! Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protect a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group rather in the real name of protecting Khmer nation?
Cambodian army at front line suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition, their families have no health care help, no securities after they die but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning with young girls message, have super health care from oversea medical treatment, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make Cambodian people suffer everyday as Cambodian people know already.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that result lost over 10 000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why don't they transparency inform all Cambodian and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't include Kos Trol (Kos Trol size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapoor with heap of great natural resources) in education system in Cambodia.
Look at Hun Sen families, relatives; friends are billionaires, millionaires where do they get the money from if we all just get out of war with empty hands? Hun Sen always say in his speech Cambodia just get up from war, just get up from Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% innocent Cambodian people are so poor struggling with living every day.
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
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