Tuesday, February 08, 2011

US urges Thai-Cambodia restraint, undecided on UN

State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley
February 7, 2011
AFP

WASHINGTON — The United States called Monday for Thailand and Cambodia to show restraint after four days of cross-border fighting but took no stance on Phnom Penh's bid for UN involvement.

The United States has "raised our concerns with senior officials" in both Thailand and Cambodia, State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters.

"We continue to urge both sides to exercise maximum restraint and take all necessary steps to reduce tensions," he said.

Crowley said that the United States was "undecided" on whether the United Nations should be involved after Cambodia called for urgent action by the Security Council.


"We are discussing the best way forward within the Council," Crowley said.

Brazil, the president of the Security Council for February, said that members voiced "great concern" about the situation.

Thailand has called for a bilateral solution and criticized Cambodia over "internationalization" of the conflict, according to diplomats.

Each country has accused the other of provoking the violence near the disputed 11th-century Preah Vihear temple, which has claimed seven lives and displaced thousands.

20 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wonder how would USA react if Mexican launch missile into the State?

Anonymous said...

my beloved america, please help resolve this conflict as it is now going nowhere! please be the mediators. please listen to both sides of the arguments in order to helf settle this once and for all so they can proceed with properly demarcate the international borderlines between the two neighbors. please tell thailand to educate their pad extremists to stop using thai nationalistic problem on cambodia and to stop thai's rankling forever on the court decision and for thailand and their people to respect the international treaty of 1907, the icj verdict of 1962, etc, etc... thank you and god bless cambodia.

Anonymous said...

ThaiLand is doing the right things.
As long as Cambodia has VIOLATED the 23 October 1991 peace Agreement
Thailand has the rights to do so...
If Vietnam can do Thailand and Laos can do too.
There is nothing wrong with that, due to PARIS PEACE AGREEMENT.

I say Thailand's doing the great job!
Invade as much as Thai can do....
If Viet can do same as Thai and Laos, doing their part.
Thank You Thai...

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen is a PM with numerous college degrees and many stars on his shoulders; he should know a long time ago that the bilateral talks would not work. His choice of not seeking the UN help was beyond the majority of ordinary Cambodian comprehension. That is why you see on left side of this blog he has been branded as “TRAITOR” in many languages, and the truth hurts him very bad. Because of all the miseries that he has given to the nation, this mother fucker should not be born as Khmer, let alone being a PM.
You will see many Cambodian dancing on the streets when he will be toppled.

Anonymous said...

Every one know about this USA stand with!!!!!
Most American guy/gay got their girl/gay in Thai...............
They don't care about us Khmer...
We must help our self.....

Anonymous said...

6:09 AM

Yes! Thailand is doing the right thing by invading Cambodia territory! You fucking idiot Thai-Khmer stupidity don't know what been hapenning lately because Ah Thai fired first and then we hit back. Your withman ass shows on the news, ask your whiteman to help you and solve problem. You must leave Cambodia alone.

Anonymous said...

បងប្អូន ប្រុសស្រីជាទីស្រឡាញ់ ,

ដល់ថ្ងៃអន្សារបស់ពួកអាឆ្កែកញ្ជះយួនហើយ…!

អាយ៉ងយួនហ៊ុនសែន និងបក្សពួក

កំពុងភ័យស្លន់ស្លោរ រកអន្តរាគមន៏ពីអន្តរជាតិ

ព្រោះវាភ័យខ្លាច សៀមវាយចូលដល់

បន្ទាយយួនតាំងក្រសាំងរបស់វា ។

ពេលនោះពិតជាបែកការណ៍ពី
ករណីលាក់កម្លាំងយួនពាសពេញប្រទេសហើយ…!

Anonymous said...

Please Mr. Crowley..Please help Khmer by joining with other U.N Security Councils to solve the issue. I know Obama's government are trying to make peace. Please stop Thai invading Khmer territories. We love peace and want the U.S as well as the world to help us out.
Peace..............!!!!

Anonymous said...

បើយើងមិនជួយខ្លួនយើងផងតើឱ្យគេធ្វើម្តេច
ព្រោះតេជោយកមេឃត្រប់អង្គុយ ពេលអត់រឿង ដល់ពេលមានរឿងចង់ឱ្យគេជួយលឿនឡើង។ តាមមើលទៅបែបដូចជាមិនតាមចិត្តនាក់ចង់ទេ
ទ្រាំបាញ់គ្នាបន្តិចទៀតទៅ ព្រោះឮថាតេជោពូកែ
ខ្លាំងណាស់ណា សម្លាប់ថៃរាប់រយនាក់ រាយប៉ាយពេញវាល ម្តេចក៏ប្រញាប់រត់ទៅប្តឹង
គេម្លេះ។

Anonymous said...

Both fucking USA u bias on fucking Thai. Crazy Thai listens to papa USA. IF US said no more fighting, Thai stop immediately. The main thing is a story fighting or not fighting. But poor temple has never took care for century and now turning into fucking Thai damage. Khmer USA, French, Australia, and other countries, all of u should raise a bit voice to the world to let your countries which u are living know. Our old temple now wound many place and cry for all of u to help. I dont know how to do because I follow Ki-media info but i have never heard foreign khmer rising a bit voice as well as this temple belong to the world. why they look over and ignore? Please help and protect this temple to avoid further damage.

Anonymous said...

I don't care about khemere or Cambodia they just piece of shit sometimes, they hate United States of America, they love vietcong, chinese, north korea and russia.
so, why don't you go ask them for help? me too busy huh.

Anonymous said...

well, temple just pieces of stone.
plus the 4.6 km2 hun sen's government was leased for 99 years to sinawattra co. when sinawattra was prime mister document was signed by sok an.

Anonymous said...

U know how many soldiers died in cross border? No one help Cambodia Thai cannot do anything Cambodia? Fucking USA play policy to fucking thai to prevent Security council. Fucking u are puppet of USA? u dont know urself totally lost 100% for international court. No way to win Cambodia? This temple belong to Cambodia? U dont be dreaming. U know USA want to control the world. How US do? Cold war USA want to play war with Russia? USA is worrying about the power of China in Asia? US cannot do anything they want. Cambodia is not call anyone of them for help because want to live in peace. U fucking thai has disputed border with Laos, Malaysia, Myama, and Cambodia. u know four countries cooperate to combat with u? what would u do? Now Cambodia know USA prevent to take this issue to security council because afraid fucking thai lost and shame to the world. Recently, US want Cambodia amend the national defense to allow Cambodia force spread to regional and international join with them. U know why because US now the capability of khmer soldier. However, Cambodia has not considered yet because US policy to Cambodia is not fair. US lost Vietnam war because Cambodia cooperate with VN to make US lost and shame to world because US aggressive policy like fucking thai. Whatever u try both force and deplomacy to win Cambodia?

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen and his families are crooked.They blindfold the international community so it won't know the real situation in Cambodia. When Mr. Ban-Kee Moon arrived in Cambodia in the past several months earlier, he
hoped his negotiation with Hun Sen and his government went successfully. But instead it fell short. The suffering of Khmer people is still unresolved. Why should the UN come to rescue Hun Sen and his government this time?
in my opinion, UN should stay away
as far as it can and demands that
Hun Sen and his disciples be ousted immediately.

Anonymous said...

do not count on the US. This great country has caused a great damage to Cambodia during the 1970s. And never admitted their fault.

Anonymous said...

US, please do the right thing for the sake of regional peace and stability, etc. we know you are a great country that can help to make a real difference for this conflict. i know america may hold grudge with cambodia for going communism in the past, however god can forgive and cambodia can change and have changed already, so it is in the best interest of my beloved america to help resolve this conflict once and for all. cambodia will love you long time and we always welcome america as our good friends as well. please let bygone be bygone. please do the right to help my country cambodia. thank you and may god bless america and cambodia.

cambodia love america. please come invest in cambodia like your business did in thailand like put 7-eleven convenience stors in every town in cambodia as well like you in thailand. please come help and train cambodian military like you did with thailand. we would like america to be fair and treat us like ally like you did with thailand. together cambodia will change and be america good ally, etc... yes, there are more to cambodia than some poltical bickering going on, really! peace!

Anonymous said...

Last year Thailand did US a favor by extraditing a Russian arms dealer to be prosecuted in the US.

So now the US feels obligated to do anything to damaged Thailand's image.

This is tit for tat. Anyway, the Thailand is old US ally.

Anonymous said...

The Siem leaders always play the blame game and they blame on Cambodia, they blame on the World Court, and they blame on UNESCO but they never blame themselves for being a fucken thief for trying to steal other country property! The root cause of the conflict is the Siem leaders choose to be a fucken thief and they choose to violating international law and their use of illegal military force on Cambodia as if Cambodian people owed these Siem thieves something from the past life!

To solve the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict once for all and the Siem leaders must choose not to be a fucken thief!

Anonymous said...

You are talking about US ally? ahaha

Siem leaders used to be an ally of Hitler and they declared war on United States and United Kingdom during WWWII! Now Siem ally with United States and the Siem leaders declared war on Cambodia!

The Siem leaders are the bad of the bad but their badness o will stop in Cambodia!

Anonymous said...

welcome to cambodia, america, i love america. love you long time, ok!