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PREAH VIHEAR - Thailand and Cambodia faced growing diplomatic pressure yesterday to end a standoff on a stretch of border surrounding an ancient temple, as Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen declared their recent clashes a "real war".
Mr Hun Sen said the damage sustained by the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple constituted a war crime - indicating he has no intention of backing down despite a fragile truce that has silenced guns for two days.
"Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva must be held responsible for war crimes," he said, adding that the conflict was not just an armed clash.
Each country blames the other for starting the fighting last Friday which set off several days of artillery duels, leaving at least eight people dead.
Dozens of soldiers were wounded and thousands of civilians evacuated to safety, before fighting eased on Monday.
Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council said it could discuss the issue next week after the United States, China and the Association of South-east Asian Nations urged both sides to show restraint.
Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya will fly to New York on Monday for a meeting with his Cambodian counterpart, Mr Hor Namhong, as well as Indonesian Foreign Minister and Asean envoy Marty Natalegawa.
Mr Kasit's secretary said the three foreign ministers would then explain the conflict to the UN Security Council chairman.
3 comments:
just do it, who cares if siem thugs didn't want intervention! do what is right anyway!
siem so-called bilateral is history as far as cambodia is concern!
Khmer people in Cambodia and Khmer
abroad around the
world praise to brave
Khmer soldiers and
Khmer citizens,but not Hun Sen and CPP.
Khmer state has three neighbors or
three friends,Thai,
Lao,and Vietnam;
Khmer hate Thai,against Thai,
but love Vietnam or
Lao.Is it fair
for Khmer to do so?.
Thai wants to take
Preah Vihear and 4.6
square kilometers land surrounding it.
Can Khmer,Thai,Lao,
and Vietnam live
peacefully in Southeast Asia?
Did Khmer lose land
to Thai,Lao,and Vietnam?
Are these threes greedy?
Yes,they are.
Khmer wants peace
amongst three of them.
Can Khmer stand up
against three?
Yes,Khmer can.
Look at Swiss,she can protect her country.
If Hun Sen care to that this dispute 2 years ago to the UN for their helps these incident and fight will not happen. This should a clear and incompetent Hun Sen as leader. More so that is constant mistake is causing Cambodia it 1000 years heritage losts and many people life affected.
On the opposite side the boarder encroachment by Vietnam he remain silent and inaction. What is the point of going to war with Thailand while on the other side is being taken over by Vietnam?
The lost here are purely Khmer life and nothing more...Hun Sen as former KR and pro-Viet know very well on killing it own people for personal gain....
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