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Indonesian observers will be allowed if Phnom Penh troops, citizens retreat
Thailand is throwing the ball back at Indonesia and Cambodia over the plan to deploy Indonesian observers in the disputed border area by making it a precondition that Cambodia pull out its troops and civilians first.
"I don't know if Cambodia will agree to this," Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday, "But Indonesia should raise and discuss this issue with Cambodia".
Earlier, Thailand was blamed for dragging its feet in the planned deployment.
Abhisit yesterday said his government would not sign any document to give the green light for the Indonesian observers to come in for as long as the Cambodia did not agree to move its troops and citizens out of the 4.6squarekilometre overlapping area along Thai - Cambodian borderline.
Abhisit said by allowing its people and soldiers to stay in the overlapping area, Cambodia had violated an important Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries.
The Thai premier added that progresses from Indonesia's talks with Thailand and its talks with Cambodia would determine whether he would discuss the issue at the Asean meetings this weekend.
Abhisit is scheduled to fly to Indonesia this evening to attend the Asean Summit.
According to him, Thailand in fact has no objection against the proposed terms of reference (TOR) for the deployment of Indonesian observers.
Indonesia, the current chair of Asean, has been trying to mediate in the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said he would meet with his Thai and Cambodian counterparts in Jakarta today to discuss on the ToR on the sidelines of the Asean meetings.
Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia erupted in the overlapping area near the Preah Vihear Temple last month with casualties reported on both sides. To the two countries, the ancient Hindu temple has been a thorny issue.
Thailand has long maintained that although the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in 1962 that the Preah Vihear Temple belongs to Cambodia, the ruling does not say its sprawling complex is on the Cambodian soil too.
Thailand was apparently upset when Cambodia unilaterally asked the the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) to inscribe the Preah Vihear Temple as a world heritage on its soil a few years ago. Thailand has also strongly opposed to Cambodia's management plan of the Preah Vihear Temple and its sprawling complex.
Last month, Cambodia went to ICJ asking it to clarify its 1962 ruling. The move prompted the Thai government to quickly form a legal team to handle the issue.
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya went to Europe earlier this week to consult foreign legal experts in preparations for the case.
13 comments:
Cambodian citizens retreat?
What is this ignorant PM (Thai) talking about? The lands surrounding "Preah Vihear Temple" stated clearly by the La Hague Court (ICJ) included the lands of 4.6km2 belong to Cambodia!
Is he out of hims Oxford's MIND???
Of course Cambodia will never agree to this condition!
I though Siam people they've alot of people education, but why they still ignorant not only the 4.6 squarekilometre is belong to Khmer but the hole Siam is also belong to Khmer too. Why don't we mention it to Asian party and the U.N about Siam crooked.
Thai needs to re-write or re-learn history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
95% of Thailand belong to Cambodia!!!
Do you remember the Great Khmer Empire????
Abhisit, a new Hitler, you will die as Ben Laden because you have killed your people and cambodian people.
Ah abullshit needs to pull ah thai soldiers out from the khmer border firt before observers could be send.
If Mr Abhisit can read English he will see that we, Thailand is the one who is not suppose to have any troops at the Temple, or in its vicinity on Cambodian territory.
Read what the ICJ said in 1962:
In its Judgement delivered today (June 15, 1962), the Court, by nine votes to three, found that the Temple of Preah Vihear was situated in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia and, in consequence, that Thailand was under an obligation to withdraw any military or police forces, or other guards or keepers, stationed by her at the Temple, or in its vicinity on Cambodian territory.
By Khunying,
Ayuthiya
Why didn't the PM just say both Thai and Cambodian troops and villagers must vacate the disputed area? Likely because Thailand has no intention of leaving it.
From Thai Student,
Bangkok
pull out all of armies and your people from Khmer Empire back to China and then we talk Thai thief.
Thais are stubborn race;all Khmer
citizens knew Thais behaviors quite
well,but they still depended on them.
And Vietnamese are crooked and evil
doer race.
Cambodians are talkative.
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SPECIAL BRAKING NEWS!
Hun Sen wants to keep the Preah Vihear conflict going because he wants the Thai to kill all the Khmer Rouge soldiers inside the RCAF. He doesn't trust the KR. He fears a military coup the longer the Khmer Rouge Trial continues and the conditions in Cambodia are getting worst.
This is an inside information!
Man,when our enemy invading our country, we all have to stand united and fight. Fighting is not just pick up arms but support with good spirit, words of encouragment-we all have to do our parts. Hun Sen and the armies-all Khmer armies, does not formers Khmer Rouge or not, we should let that be by-gone, have to fight Thai because they have sent their armies to Cambodian. I mean, what do you do? Fight to defense the country. We all know, Youn has a lot of influence in Cambodian politic. But, we have to take care of Thai first. United we stand tall!
The ICJ only requires tthai troops out of the Prea Vhihear temple region!
Plus, Cambodia will never pull troops from her own land.
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