Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post
Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon will meet his Cambodian counterpart Tea Banh to discuss border problems during the 5th Asean Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) in Jakarta, Col Thanathip Sawangsaeng said on Wednesday.
The defence spokesman said Gen Prawit would be accompanied by Gen Kittipong Ketkowit, the permanent secretary for defence, and a number of military officers in the trip to Indonesia.
The meeting is for the defence ministers of the 10 Asean member countries to exchange opinions concerning security and military affairs in the region.
Asean's role in solving international problems such as suppression of piracy in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia will also be discussed.
The defence ministers attending the meeting will consider the 3-year operational plan under an ADMM framework for the years 2011-2013 and sign a document on the establishment of the Asean Peace-keeping Networks Centre, a document on an initiative on cooperation on defence industries, and a joint declaration on promotion of cooperation for the defence of Asean against new forms of threats.
Gen Prawit will also hold a bilateral meeting with the defence ministers of five countries - Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore - regarding military relations and cooperation, border security, strengthening of confidence in the region, military exchange programmes, and joint military training and exercises.
Col Thanathip said Gen Prawit and Gen Tea Banh of Cambodia will meet to discuss border problems on this occasion.
On the last day of the meeting Gen Prawit will pay a courtesy call on Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
8 comments:
Cambodia should not rush to make any deals with Thailand especially we already have already requested the World Court for clarification. Please one step at a time. Thailand is very good at manipulating their stance and got their media to write shit about us. Just be careful!!! Move slow but think fast!
Never trust the siameses, then, now and in the future, Period.
AH RONTEASS BANH YOUN
I agree with 9:49PM! Cambodia must not fall into Thai's tricks...Pulling our troops out of our lands??
khmer land taken by Yuon in the east is one thousand times more than that being disputed with Thai.
why not talk about dispute with yuon also or that khmer leader already become Yuon. why allow one person to own Cambodia. Cambodia is not a piece of cake like he said.
1:08AM! should as the lazy UN about that!
Good ideas 10;08AM,
Thai is jealous of Vietnam that took
much land from Cambodia,so Vietnam
can do,so can Thai.
If Red Shirts will win next election,
Thaksin will be back.Khmer and Thai
stop fighting.This fight is Hun Sen,
Thaksin,and Vietnam trick.
The communist bloc wants to take Thai
(Red shirts is similar to Khmer Rouge
or Khmer Vietminh),Burma,and others.
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 30,000 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 30,000km2 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 30,000 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 every day.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 30,000 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?
Koh Tral was a Cambodian island, and technically and legally, remained a Cambodian island until today.
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
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