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| Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong speaks in Phnom Penh on Friday. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post |
Monday, 23 July 2012
David Boyle and Vong Sokheng
The Phnom Penh Post
Cambodia and Thailand remain committed to the deployment of independent observers at the disputed Preah Vihear border despite comments from a Thai general suggesting they may not be necessary, the respective foreign ministries said.
On Saturday, the Bangkok Post quoted Thai military supreme commander General Thanasak Patimapakorn saying his Indonesian counterpart had dismissed the necessity for his country to provide observers.
“Indonesia considers that if the two countries can talk, they will have no need to come in, and this is also the two nations’ stance,” General Thanasak reportedly said.
A source from the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh said the country would only intervene if both sides agreed that observers should be deployed in the 17.3-square-kilometre Provisional Demilitarized Zone surrounding the disputed 11th-century temple.
“If both governments do not agree, we will not come in. So the ball is in the Thai government’s court,” the source said.
Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdee said his ministry and the defence ministry remain committed to implementing the observers, and the country is continuing to negotiate terms of reference with Cambodia to do so.
“Once we come up with an agreement upon the terms of reference, that will be submitted to the Thai cabinet and subsequently will be submitted for parliamentary approval,” he said.
Cambodian Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said Cambodia remains committed to implementing the International Court of Justice’s July 18, 2011, ruling that both countries must withdraw troops from the PDZ so independent observers can be deployed.
“So for Cambodia’s part, we always agree about the terms of reference. For the Cambodian side, there’s no problem,” he said.
Separately, Cambodian Foreign Minister and current ASEAN chair Hor Namhong on Friday released a statement from the 10-country bloc on the controversial issue of the South China Sea, following criticisms of how Cambodia approached the dispute while hosting the recent ASEAN Regional Forum.
The statement reaffirmed the commitment of ASEAN foreign ministers to “the early conclusion of a Regional Code of Conduct”, negotiations over which saw the Philippines and Vietnam at loggerheads with Cambodia and China during the summit.
5 comments:
INDONESIA HAS PROMPTED HELP TO CAMBODIA A COUNTRY WITHOUT RULE OF LAW BY PROVIDED REQUEST FROM CAMBODIA TO DEPLOY OBSERVER AT THE KHMER THAI BORDER, BUT IN RETURN CAMBODIA ASEAN CHAIR HAS DAMAGE ASEAN UNITY REPUTATION BADLY SO INDONESIA WILL NOT RESPECT, THE COUNTRY THAT IS RUNNING BY BUNCH OF MAFIA LIKE SAMDACH FUCKHEAD TECHO HUN XEN AND HIS CPP GANGSTER. IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT ASEAN ALLOW THIS COUNTRY TO RUN IRRESPONSABLE CHAIR. THIS MAFIA DOES NOT ONLY RUIN CAMBODIA AS A COUNTRY, BUT ALSO RUIN REST OF 10 COUNTRIES IN ASEAN WAS WELL. IT'S TIME TO STOP THIS MADMAN (HUN XEN).
How is your hart attack now? Hopefully it will getting worst and hope you die soon ok ah 5 Hong.
Man I wanna shoot this fool with my airsoft. Fucking hate him and the fucking CPP party so much!
8:08am, imagine how they feel about people like you, ok!
To 10:10 PM
If what you said is true then the military conflict is right around the corner! It does not matter whether INDONESIA want to take the role of leadership or not in monitoring the conflict because when the shit hit fan and someone better step up to show leadership bring peace and harmony! Since INDONESIA has more population and bigger land mass and it is natural for INDONESIA to play such role!
Stop playing the blame game!
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