Friday, February 25, 2011

[Thai] FM: Unesco visit ‘good for Thailand’ [-Kasit gloating?]

25/02/2011
Bangkok Post

The visit to Thailand by the special envoy of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) today will be beneficial to the country, foreign affairs spokesman Thani Thongphakdi said on Friday.

The Foreign Ministry will take this opportunity to provide the envoy with the facts relating to the recent border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops, said Mr Thani, the director-general of the Department of Information at the ministry.

He said the special envoy on Preah Vihear temple for Unesco, Koïchiro Matsuura, will not be allowed to visit the clash sites in Si Sa Ket border province as it is not appropriate at this time.


Mr Thani excpected Mr Matsuura will later travel to Cambodia.

“But he will visit only Phnom Penh and will not go to the disputed border area,” he said.

He did not think the visit by the special envoy of Unesco amounted to interference in Thailand’s internal affairs.

Mr Matsuura arrived in Bangkok on Thursday night and will have discussions with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya and Natural Resources and Environment minister Suvit Khunkitti this afternoon.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

By sending two senior officials to Paris, I think Thailand has over-explained the issue to Unesco already.

Anonymous said...

The UNESCO know the truth and trick of the Thai government.
Thai sure has something to hide and lied to the world community.
But UNESCO are free to travel in Cambodia and can visit Prasat Preah Vihear, where and when they want to go. Thailand can't dictate other, in this case the Cambodian government.

Anonymous said...

http://www.mcot.net/cfcustom/cache_page/174351.html

Does thailand successfully blocked Unesco from visiting Preah Vihear temple?

Anonymous said...

it sounded like everything ahbullshit said contradicted his speech with this siem pad thugs people and with the international body! i think siem politicians like ahbullshit have to prongs, flip flop, of course! how can cambodia trust them, really!

Anonymous said...

យើងមើលចុះ សៀមវាឆ្លាតយ៉ាងម៉េច?
ថ្ងៃមុនវាថា៖UNESCOមិនត្រូវមកកន្លែងដែលមានជម្លោះទេ ដល់ទៅគេជំនះចូល វាបែរជាថា UNESCOចូលទៅ នេះ វាល្អសំរាប់ប្រទេសថៃទៅវិញ។
វាបត់បែន១៨០អង្សា។ តើខ្មែរអាចធ្វើបានដូចវាឬទេ?។