Cambodia will defend its territories and will not lose 1 single mm –sic! – It shows that Hun Sen’s parrot Phay Siphan never travels to the Viet border

Phay Siphan, Hun Sen's parrot (Photo: DAP-news)

Thursday, July 16, 2009
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Phay Siphan, spokesman [and parrot] of the Council of Ministers, declared during a press conference held on 15 July 2009, on the occasion of the first anniversary of Thai troops invasion in Wat Keo Sekha Kiri Svarak Pagoda, that the Cambodian government led by Samdach Dek Cho Hun Sen is determined to protect Cambodia’s territorial integrity, and that not a single millimeter of land will be lost. Cambodia will strive to defend and preserve Preah Vihear temple which is a World Heritage site. On the other hand, Cambodia still maintains its stance of resolving the border dispute with Thailand through bilateral and peaceful means, based on the respect of sovereignty and based on the spirit of countries that have civilized culture. Phay Siphan indicated that the registration of the Preah Vihear temple by Cambodia was not the cause of Thailand’s aggression, but that this aggression is a long-term plan of Thailand on Cambodian territory. However, the presence of Thai troops on Cambodian lands since 15 July 2008 is solely due to the internal dispute in Thailand.

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Bilateral Border Talks Get ‘Results’: Official

By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington
10 February 2009

Cambodia is maintaining peaceful bilateral talks with Thailand, despite the recent failure of a border commission to resolve the ongoing military standoff at Preah Vihear temple, a senior official said Monday.

“What is important is the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Prime Minister Hun Sen, we honor Thailand as our neighbor,” Phay Siphan, a spokesman for the Council of Ministers, said, as a guest on “Hello VOA.”

A resolution to the standoff will require “patience,” he said. “That is the solution through peaceful means.”

Cambodia and Thailand remain at odds over a small stretch of land on the Preah Vihear border, with both sides claiming ownership and each using a different map.

A meeting of a Joint Border Committee last week failed to resolve the longstanding issues, but both sides have agreed in principal to withdrawing the thousands of troops that have built up on each side.

“We have some results in every talk with Thailand,” Phay Siphan said.

Phay Siphan's boasting: No Shot Fired Over Preah Vihear [... but the police beating was reserved to Khmer protesters instead!]

Cambodian riot police officers bar protesters at the Confederation of Unions's office in Phnom Penh, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, as they demand to pull back Thai troops from disputed territory around Preah Vihear temple, an ancient border temple.geared up Sunday for new talks with Thailand after both sides ceased a month-long armed confrontation by withdrawing most of their troops from disputed territory around the ancient border temple. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

No Shot Fired Over Preah Vihear: Official

By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington
19 August 2008

Prime Minister Hun Sen sought, and earned, a peaceful resolution to the standoff at Preah Vihear temple over the past month, a government spokesman said Monday.

Thai and Cambodian troops executed a partial withdrawal from a pagoda near the temple and surrounding areas, as the foreign ministers from each country met in Thailand Monday.

The apparent resolution to the standoff occurred without a shot fired and without violence, said Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, as a guest on "Hello VOA."

"It's a sovereign battlefield, in the position of Prime Minister Hun Sen, not a war," Phay Siphan said.

Cambodia deployed more than 1,000 troops, after Thai soldiers occupied a pagoda near the temple July 15. Hundreds of Thai troops followed suit, and both sides deployed heavy weaponry.

Both sides have drawn down, and the foreign ministers will now seek continued solutions to the ongoing conflict over border demarcation.