BANGKOK, May 4 (MCOT online news) - The government of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is confident that it will successfully defend Thailand's national interests at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Netherlands when the court hears the Preah Vihear temple issue, even though it will become a caretaker government, according to Mr Abhisit.
The prime minister said his government has already prepared arguments and the Foreign Ministry was compiling information and studying the petition filed by Cambodia to the court.
Cambodia is seeking the ICJ's interpretation of its 1962 ruling on Preah Vihear and accuses Thailand of aggression and attempting to claim Cambodian territory.
The UN court, based in The Hague, ruled in 1962 that the ancient temple belonged to Cambodia, but did not rule on the surrounding area and both Phnom Penh and Bangkok claim ownership of a 4.6-square-kilometre tract.
The court had reportedly arranged for Thailand and Cambodia to attend a hearing on May 30-31.
The Cabinet on Tuesday gave a green light for preparations to fight the case, he said, adding that coordination with the agencies concerned would be carried out continuously to ensure all necessary information is collected.
Thailand is obliged to fight the case, Mr Abhisit stated. To avoid the court hearing could be seen by others as Thailand giving up its legal battle and the court could hear one-sided information.
The Thai premier said that he has no plan to hold bilateral talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Indonesia over the weekend.
Mr Abhisit said he would wait to see the progress of ministeral level actions before deciding the next move.
"I’ve met Mr Hun Sen four times during the last year but [nonetheless] clashes eventually occurred in February. I confirm that Thailand has repeatedly stated that each clash was not an accident but simply Cambodia's intention to internationalise the issue. Therefore, I cannot say whether or not talks with Hun Sen will happen," the Thai prime minister said.
Eight Thai troops and nine Cambodian soldiers have died since the latest clash occurred April 22. The fighting has recently quieted.
13 comments:
I am confident the Kapik King Bhumibol will die before Siam-Khmer border demarcation completed.
How would Cambodia benefits by internationalizing the issue?
from student grade 9
Asshishit can not lie anymore before the ICJ.
I think A Shit will shit in his diaper on that day.
i think naturally, siem thugs will try as they may, to defend their stealing of preah vihear and its accessway by violation of the international law, etc; however, whether they can win witht the law is another issue they have to deal with. of course, we have to use the international law on this! this is not the dark ages, ok!
as long as ah siem thugs still using cambodia's preah vihear in his intention to steal from cambodia, there's never going to be peace nor friendship with khmer people, really! ah siem are so stupid in this regards, really! stop stealing from cambodia, ok!
the ICJ panel are not as dumb as the Thai think...the verdict was final...and was clear about the land and temple.
The only thing to save the Thai face is for removing all its military from Cambodian territory adjacent to Preah Vihear...as noted in the verdict!
That Thai prime minister should be ashamed of himself to have lied and deceived his people to believe he could get Khmer land around Preah vihear for Thai people...
Thailand will urinate in their pants...infront of ICJ WORLD COURT!
Ah Thai MP abullshit confident to lost the case to khmer and soon there will be no more Theft lands on the map. The four neighbors will divide the country in four.
icj will order ah siem thugs to respect the statute of limitations of the ruling! ah siem keeps hoping icj will violate the law like them. i doubt if icj will do that, really!
icj will have to educate ah siem thugs on the meaning of the statute of limitations and why it is necessary to have such law in place so ah siem thugs can't come back one hundred years from now to steal from cambodia again and again, you know!
The International Court of Justice or UN court in Hague,Netherlands in
1962 Cambodia won 9 to 3 votes.
If the High Court in Hague judges
have been changed their minds at
this time,Cambodia would be lost.
What can Cambodia do?
Khmer would blame the ICJ that
there are no justice at all in the
world.
The justice and injustice can be
happened.Trust yourself,but not
believe in me.
shame on ah siem thugs for having interest in cambodia's preah vihear which is not theirs in the first place, really! if that's not stealing, then what is it, really!
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