Thanida Tansubhapol
Bangkok Post
Thailand has sent a "strong message" reiterating that Cambodia must withdraw its troops from the disputed area around Preah Vihear temple. If Cambodia refuses, then the so-called "package solution" agreed by the foreign ministers of the two countries on Monday in Jakarta will not be put into practice.
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, in an interview shortly after arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport from Indonesia yesterday, insisted that the Indonesian observer team would be allowed to be stationed in Thailand only if Cambodia first withdrew its soldiers from the 4.6-square-kilometre disputed area.
Mr Kasit said he and his Cambodian counterpart agreed on the package solution proposed by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, who mediated Monday's talks to defuse ongoing border clashes that erupted at the beginning of February.
The solution would allow the deployment of Indonesian observers.
Mr Kasit said under the solution Thailand would exchange the terms of reference (TOR) with Indonesia in the first step but that this would have to be approved by the Thai cabinet next week.
He said if approved, the TOR would first allow Indonesia's survey team to travel to Thailand to talk with the Si Sa Ket governor and survey four locations where observers could be stationed.
Mr Kasit said in the second step the two countries must hold a General Border Committee meeting to discuss Cambodia's troop withdrawal in detail.
"If [Cambodia] refuses to withdraw, the observers can't come," said Mr Kasit.
Thailand had sent protest notes on 13 occasions to Cambodia, the United Nations, Unesco and the World Heritage Committee.
He refuted allegations that Thailand was dragging its feet on the TOR issue by setting the condition that Cambodia must withdraw its troops first.
Mr Kasit said the arrival of the observers amid the presence of Cambodian soldiers in the disputed area would give credence to Cambodia's claims to the land and would be a self-admission by Thailand of the loss of its territory.
10 comments:
kasit, u are dreaming, about this
u can still dreaming, until u die, things not gotta happened...
Last century Thai tried to avoid
France,Japan,and England colony.
Thai accepted the map drawing by
French authority about Khmer Thai
border.
Please check "the International Court of Justice,press released on
13/03/1962" about Preah Vihear.
Thai said,"at that time there were
a lot of French judges because of
that Thai lost Preah Vihear to Khmer".
In 1962 Khmer won over Thai 9 to 3 votes.Thai must return all statues
taking from Preah Vihear,but Thai didn't.The ICj voted 7 to 5 votes.
Cambodia won,but Thai did not return the statues and arts.
Ah Pleur, Kasit, that is just like I am asking you to move out of your house. Non-sense. YOu must accept the 1962 ICJ decision and move on, you cannot live in the past. Otherwise Cambodia should ask thailand to return provinces Surin, Sisaket, or the whole thailand back to Cambodia.
siem have no sincere intent on solving the issue. a nation full of hypocrites and fake identity
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,
Pull Khmer troops out of Khmer territory or no deal simply means he is not agree to outside observers. Cambodia should abandon this one and move on by other methods.
rottana keo, u aticles is non-scense
at the moments, siam played politics
flip flop..
นี่แหละความคิดเห็นของไอ้พวก 'ปากหวานตูดเหม็น' โจรห้าร้อยสยามกุ๊ก! ...ขอให้มันวินาศทันที...คุณพระบารมีพระวิหารจะให้ความชนะครั้งสุดท้ายแก่เจ้าบ้านชาวสุวรรณภูมิแหลมทองที่มีชื่อว่า 'ขะแมร์'....ไชโยแก่ขะแมร์เป็นนิรันดร์...
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Cambodia withrawal troops! Cambodia defeate..! Thailand win win!
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