Thai PM: Ready to hold bilateral meeting to solve Thai-Cambodian border conflict
RATCHABURI, April 24 (MCOT online news) -- In an attempt to end ongoing deadly clashes at the disputed border between Thai and Cambodian forces, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday his government is prepared to hold a bilateral meeting with the aim of enabling villagers living in the area to have a normal life.
Mr Abhisit said during his weekly TV and radio address that his government is ready to settle the border dispute through the Regional Border Committee or the Joint Boundary Commission meeting which could be held either in Thailand or Cambodia.
He said the meeting, if held, would allow villagers living in the disputed border area to have a normal life.
But Cambodia wants to bring the dispute to an international forum as the Phnom Penh government moved immediately and brought the issue to international organizations following the clashes, according to Mr Abhisit.
“Thailand will not fall into Cambodia’s trap in which the neighbour tries to intensify the conflict so violently that the dispute can no longer be solved at a bilateral level,” insisted the premier.
Thai and Cambodian soldiers have been fighting at the disputed border area in the Thai northeastern province of Surin since Friday, forcing more than 30,000 Thai border villagers to temporarily evacuate to centres deeper inside Thailand.
Fresh fighting erupted again this morning near Ta Kwai temple where clashes in the past two days took place as Thai soldiers reportedly fired several rounds of artillery to protect the country’s sovereignty after being attacked by their neighbour’s armed forces.
No casualties were reported so far as the scene of fighting was about three kilometers away from the local community while Thai villagers had been evacuated earlier.
Mr Abhisit said he had ordered Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya to issue a protest letter to the Phnom Penh government as well as to Indonesian Foreign Minister Marthy Natalegawa, current chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and inform him about the clashes so that the issue could result in a meeting between Thailand and Cambodia.
The two countries are members of ASEAN.
Mr Abhisit said he would hold a video conference this afternoon with Second Army Region commander Lt Gen Thawatchai Samutsakorn and Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Ongart Klampaiboon, who is now inspecting the situation at the disputed border area.
In another development, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday urged the two countries to reach a ceasefire, according to international wire service AFP.
UN spokesman quoted him as saying: “The secretary-general calls on both sides to exercise maximum restraint and to take immediate measures to put in place an effective and verifiable ceasefire.”
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Var Kim Hong does recognize that Cambodia, if compared to the colonial Service Geographique de l’Indochine scale map 1/100,000 and the 1985 delimitation treaty, will loses 9,000 hectares; and compared to U.S Army Mapping Service scale map 1/50,000 with the 1985 Treaty, would lose about 7,900 hectares to Vietnam. This statement was confirmed by Var Kim Hong to Mr. Touch Bora Esq through a telephone conversation on 30 August 2002 at 4:30 p.m. (Sydney time), which Mr. Touch Bora Esq wrote in his letter dated on 9 September 2002 sent to Sam Dach Ta Noroudom Sihanouk concerning over border affairs.
In fact, the loss is absolutely more than the 1000 square kilometers stated by MP Sam Rainsy in his statement, if we add the size of the historical water of 30000 square kilometers awarded to Vietnam under the 1982 Agreement which has been into affect and now already become under the full control of Vietnam. And this would not be the last if the equidistance principle be used to delimit the maritime boundary, Cambodia will lose an additional area of sea and seabed measuring at least 860 square nautical miles from the Brevie Line to the north, analyzed by Mr. Touch Bora Esq or another 10000 square kilometers confirmed by Mr. Sean Pengse, the President of the Cambodian Border Committee Worldwide, which exclusively include another Koh Poula Wai to Vietnam added to the previous lost islands- Koh Tral (Dao Phu Quoc) and Koh Poulo Panjang (Dao Thu Chu).
This is why sVar Kim Hong said in front of Students´s Movement for Democracy (SMD), and Sam Dach Ta Norodom Sihanouk on 22 Janaury 2000 during our audience with him concerning the border resolution with Vietnam that; “If we want peace, we must sacrifice our flesh to the tiger.” The truth is discovered now that, “Sacrifice the flesh to tiger actually means cutting our land to the Viet.” This word was clearly spoken out from his mouth and there were Sam Dach Ta as witness and 31 members.
We must condemn this Var Kim Hong for his role in helping the traitorous regime of Hun Sen.
Smart Khmer Girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 10,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and 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 on the Thai border 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?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 10,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The 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 protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 10,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
1997 coup Ah Hun Sen killed thousands of Khmer lives by shooting in the head one by one. No one wants or dare keep talk about 1997 coup.
In that time, why don't Hun Sen regime love peace and patient as today with Thai because Ah Hun Sen know very well that Thai will throw him away from his power if he strongly aggressive with Thai.
Abhisit,
You have to be worst idiot there is!!!!!
10 years of bilateral talking and it has gone nowhere.
And you still want bilateral talk. Did you really graduate from Oxford?
Of course we know you a Thai and lying and deceiving in naturally in your gene.
Khmers in Surin, Si Sa Ket, Boriram… are Khmers not Siem (Thai).
Do not support Thai soldiers who invade Cambodia. Abhisit, Thai army and Yellow shirt are the agressers.
Call Cambodian army and tell them the location of Thai army. Destroy Thai army. Khmers will live together. Surin, Si Sa Ket, Boriam, Ayuthia, Ubon, Chantabori…and more are belong to Cambodia.
Not sure if Abhisit is really stupid or a plain two-facing
lying Thai. Your government is not interested in
seeking peace, you lying snake!
Sick of hearing from these lying Thai rats. These rats lie to each other, and now they lie in the international arena.
Fucken Bitch Ms Rattana Keo , We know you want to be the next Prime Minister Of Cambodia but the world know, your children know, your cheap low life parents in law know, your grandchildren know, your cheap low life husband know that you are a truly extraordinary threesome bitch! Threesome bitch is what you are! You and your group of friends are threesome bitches who created threesome cultures among Khmer communities! Your pussy is heap of men penis fully loaded cum inside you and your cheap low life husband cum after them inside you. Your husband is a fucken moron living off your money.
at 14:31 !
you're not khmer !
stop your insult !
vous êtes ignorant ! vous faites rien comme commentaire , juste insulter les autres !
vous ne devez pas faire beaucoup des études !
le pauvre !
The border was signed by international community, esp. by France. Why we must talk biliteral with you ? That is so shame and absurd for you.
No westener countries have occupied Thailand like Cambodia by now. Cambodia is just recoved from civil war and ideoly, but now Thai want total war with Khmer, could all Khmer allow you what you wanted? We are poor but our culture is reacher than you and original.
Thai see the occasion that the united nations is on holidays so that they have tried to ignite the war aiming forcing Cambodia to a prolong and tiredly bilateral talk. bilateral talk with Thailand is means war and continue war
Thai see the occasion that the united nations is on holidays so that they have tried to ignite the war aiming forcing Cambodia to a prolong and tiredly bilateral talk. bilateral talk with Thailand is means war and continue war . thai is thief
Thai see the occasion that the united nations is on holidays so that they have tried to ignite the war aiming forcing Cambodia to a prolong and tiredly bilateral talk. bilateral talk with Thailand is means war and continue war. Thailand's behaviors is like animal , Thailand is not mankind.
To 2:31 PM Vietcong thug!
You claimed that Khmer poeple are racist toward the Vietnamee and what about you Vietcong thugs oppressed million and million of Khmer Krom people and you Vietcong thugs never see that as Vietcong racist toward the Khmer?
Khmer Kampuchea Krom and Koh Tral will not be forgotten!
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