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| Nipat Thonglek (AP) |
31 Jan 2013
Bangkok Post
He said the public should understand the consequences if Thailand chooses not to comply with the ICJ, particularly the likely trade and economic impacts.
Thais should stand united in the fight to preserve the country's territorial sovereignty, Nipat Thonglek, deputy permanent secretary for defence says.
The upcoming International Court of Justice (ICJ) hearing on the Preah Vihear temple on the border with Cambodia should be a win-win for both countries so they can live peacefully together, he said yesterday.
"Even though the court has ruled the temple belongs to Cambodia, the land surrounding the temple is considered Thailand's property," he said.
Gen Nipat was speaking at a Defence Ministry briefing on the temple row.
The ministry yesterday held its first session to explain the dispute to its top brass and journalists.
Gen Nipat said the government would compile a submission to the court to defend Thailand's assertion of ownership to land surrounding the temple.
A further oral explanation in the ICJ on April 15-19 would be the last chance for Thailand to protect its sovereignty to the land.
Cambodia has asked the ICJ to interpret its 1962 ruling, which granted Cambodia ownership of the temple but which did not determine ownership of the land surrounding it.
Among the documents to be submitted would be photos demonstrating that Thailand had strictly followed the 1962 ruling and the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding signed between Thailand and Cambodia, he said.
The MoU was proof the territorial demarcation between the countries was ongoing, Gen Nipat said.
The ICJ ruling is expected in October or November.
Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul is urging the public to accept whatever the court decides.
"We have been arguing all along the ICJ should not tamper with old verdicts," he said. "But from now on, we are preparing the public to accept whatever the verdict will be," he said recently.
He said the public should understand the consequences if Thailand chooses not to comply with the ICJ, particularly the likely trade and economic impacts.
8 comments:
Another vampire wants innocent Khmers & Siamese bloodshed to feed his eco maniac wild beast barbaric attitude toward the rule of law of Icj world court.The belong to Khmers the stones were witness long before Siam became a nation called "Thailand"in modern day ladyboy nation full if hookers vested with AIDS.
Yobal Khmer
He's bored.
A lot Thai movie dubbed in Khmer, I never watch them knowing they all have bad intention towards Khmer! I will NEVER EVER watch their movie, I don't know why some Khmers are crazy about it? Look at Vice Versa, They (Thai) never translate our movie into their language and so the songs! some new Khmer singers now is so proud when they sing the songs copied from Thai! That's how Thai look down on us
These primitive Thais and Cambodians are never ceased their fight. These two barbaric Thai and Cambodians need to be disappeared from the world map.
I am so sick and tired to hear the fight between these fake Buddhist countries. If I can I just melt Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand to water so they won't cause more problems.
Why don't you melt your whole family into Khmer's dogs so we can sell you to the Viets or Chinese for their dinner plates. Khmers, Siam, Viets are still be here until the end of time sorry to dissapoint your uneducated, lady boy, low class animal. Your ancestors are low class and so are you and your family.
Agree with you. A lot of Siam peoples and it's government always look down, talk down on Khmers for centuries after the fall of Angkor era. They stole everything from us and yet look down on us, said we stole from them instead.
A few months ago in Santa Ana, Ca we stopped by a Thai restaurant because there weren't any Khmer, Chinese, Viet restaurant around. The Siam waitress look at us with dislike and only help white peoples who came in after us. We had to call this racist b_tch three times before she took our orders. You can tell she been kiss ass to all white peoples and ignored us. We ate and left tips in the hands of a Latino guy who is cleaning our table. We chose not to give her any tip. Last week my Japanese co-worker asked me what were my national. I told him I am Cambodian. He said he used to date Thai girl who told him she hated Khmer & Laotian. This Siam girl told him Khmer are low class, dishonest, dirty, mean spirits but she had better opinions of Viets and Laotian. He always told her don't stereotype the while race. Now he dummed her because she mean and not good in bed. This is just one of my experience with Siam. I still believe there are good, honest Thai and Khmer peoples.
The problem came from Hun Sen to built this up, this wound was heal 3 decade ago ,when Hanoi invade Cambodia 1979 they want poppet do as they told.Kranhun Easan.
I couldn't care less if the Siem thugs want to build a Berlin Wall or(the Iron Curtain)style between Cambodia and Thailand!
Fuck the Siem thugs and their warmongers! If these Siem thugs are itching to go to war so badly just stop all the talking and bring on their war machine! Come and conquer over Cambodia if you Siem thugs want so much!
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