PHNOM PENH, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia, the rotating ASEAN chair, has proposed meetings of Cambodian-Thai defense ministers and border chiefs on March 24-25 in Bogor, Indonesia, said Koy Kuong, the spokesman for Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Tuesday.
Koy Kuong said that Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on Monday sent a letter to propose the meetings of Cambodia-Thai General Border Committee (GBC) and Joint Border Committee on Demarcation for Land Boundary (JBC) in Bogor.
"This morning, His Excellency Hor Namhong (Cambodian Foreign Minister) has already replied to the meeting proposal, Cambodia agreed with the proposed schedule," he said.
"In the letter to Marty M. Natalegawa, Hor Namhong wrote that the meetings must be with the presence of ASEAN chair or representative -- at least at the opening of the meetings," said Koy Kuong. "And when the meetings are wrapped up, Cambodia and Thailand have to report to ASEAN chair on the results of the meetings."
"Cambodia hopes that Thailand will also agree with the meeting proposal," he added.
The border between Thailand and Cambodia has never been completely demarcated.
Although the International Court of Justice ruled in 1962 that the Temple of Preah Vihear belonged to Cambodia, the row over the 4.6-square-km territory around the temple has never been resolved.
The conflict has occurred just a week after Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. Since then both sides have built up military forces along the border, and periodic clashes happened, resulting in the casualties of troops on both sides.
The latest clashes on Feb. 4-7, unleashed a barrage of artillery shells on both sides of the border, have killed and wounded many soldiers and citizens, and caused tens of thousands of the two countries' villagers near the disputed areas to flee.
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Bravo,today woman day in Cambodia hope that one day a decent Cambodia Woman can be prime minister and will not a woman like Chamteav Chantet, Doctor Kves Bun Rany, Chamtet Chamteav Cham Praset, Chamtet Chamteav Hor Nam Hong, or Chamtet Chamteav Red Head, top to toe communist Vietcong Men Sam An...
A woman leader who must not ego, selfish, arrogance like Ms. Theary Seng......
Men KR survival and a supporter of a women to be our future leaders to serve Cambodia and her people
Cambodia must not talk to Thailand alone or without Asean Team involved, this way Thailand will not flip flop, playing tricky games...For the past two years, the bilateral talks has produce nothing?? Thailand kept sign with hand and erased with withing their jelly dick...Don't forget, we must strenghtening our troops with more heavy weapons, because the fighting will not stop, even UN asking to stop...?? Thailand don't care about UN?
Two years alreday gone by and bilateral talks has produce nothing? Thailand only sign with hand and erased within their jelly dick...
whoever dealing with Preah vihea, border situation is untrustworthy to be justified unless that person is not viet's slave.
3:50am,
how can we strenghten our troop-
Cambodia is a welfare recipient.
I garantee that Cambodia national budget can be drained in less than 30 days when fight with Thai in full scale.
In democracy society, there is No Person saying "Yes" without asking "Question". Only Democracy in Cambodia, there are more and more YES-MEN.
From Red-Ant.
Eh, Boys,
Samdach Sicho Hun Sen has 2000 Armed Forces Stars General, a billion dollars under the mattress, a Red chinese aid skyrock building, a 100,000 youns camouflage soldiers, a big billion bank youns investment, a hundred Hanoi or Korea doctor degrees.
Do not worry guys THAI heard about all of these they will run faster prior HUN SEN ordering fight or HUN manith, Doctor plagiarism of England, just like the son of Ommar Gadafi, Libyan leader, his son name, Saif stole thesis doctor from someone now under University investigation to repeal his doctor degree.
How about ASEAN talks on the Cambodia-Vietnam border demarcations and border markers plantings according to the French Bonne Map of 1954.
HOW SMART YOU ARE ! 5:02AM.
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