BANGKOK, June 12 (Bernama) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva left Bangkok on Friday on an official visit to Cambodia to restore the normally close and cordial ties strained by renewed border clashes, especially by incidents near the ancient temple of Preah Vihear, Thailand News Agency (TNA) reported.
The visit will show Thailand's determination to find ways and means to resolve outstanding issues in a spirit of good neighbourliness and as members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Thai prime minister will hold bilateral talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen which are expected to cover a wide range of cooperation.
The issues to be discussed include land and maritime boundaries, cooperation on promoting peace and stability in border areas, development and use of land transport networks, energy cooperation, trade promotion, investment and tourism to collectively cope with the various challenges as a result of the global financial crisis.
This visit is not just a goodwill visit, but is also a testimony of Thailand's commitment to further strengthening of its bilateral relations and cooperation with Cambodia, according to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Abhisit said earlier he wished to create trust and improve relations between the two countries, despite the past, frequent clashes which would enable the peoples of the respective countries to cooperate with each other more.
The latest armed clash between the Thai and Cambodian militaries took place on April 3 near the Preah Vihear temple, which has long been a source of tension between the two countries.
Abhisit will be granted a royal audience with His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodia's monarch and will make courtesy visits with Senate President Chea Sim and National Assembly President Heng Samrin.
In addition, the two prime ministers will witness a ceremony to transfer seven pieces Khmer sculpture from Thailand's minister of foreign affairs to a representative of the Government of Cambodia.
The historic works of art hold religious and cultural significance for Cambodia and were smuggled into Thailand where they were intercepted and seized by the Thai authorities.
The return represents the application of an agreement between Cambodia and Thailand to counter illicit trafficking and the cross-border smuggling of "Movable Cultural Property" and to restore such items to the country of origin, a pact which was signed nine years ago 2000.
Abhisit said he would also meet the Thai business community in Cambodia, listen to their problems and that he would ask the Cambodian government to help protect their business interests.
The visit will show Thailand's determination to find ways and means to resolve outstanding issues in a spirit of good neighbourliness and as members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Thai prime minister will hold bilateral talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen which are expected to cover a wide range of cooperation.
The issues to be discussed include land and maritime boundaries, cooperation on promoting peace and stability in border areas, development and use of land transport networks, energy cooperation, trade promotion, investment and tourism to collectively cope with the various challenges as a result of the global financial crisis.
This visit is not just a goodwill visit, but is also a testimony of Thailand's commitment to further strengthening of its bilateral relations and cooperation with Cambodia, according to the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Abhisit said earlier he wished to create trust and improve relations between the two countries, despite the past, frequent clashes which would enable the peoples of the respective countries to cooperate with each other more.
The latest armed clash between the Thai and Cambodian militaries took place on April 3 near the Preah Vihear temple, which has long been a source of tension between the two countries.
Abhisit will be granted a royal audience with His Majesty Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodia's monarch and will make courtesy visits with Senate President Chea Sim and National Assembly President Heng Samrin.
In addition, the two prime ministers will witness a ceremony to transfer seven pieces Khmer sculpture from Thailand's minister of foreign affairs to a representative of the Government of Cambodia.
The historic works of art hold religious and cultural significance for Cambodia and were smuggled into Thailand where they were intercepted and seized by the Thai authorities.
The return represents the application of an agreement between Cambodia and Thailand to counter illicit trafficking and the cross-border smuggling of "Movable Cultural Property" and to restore such items to the country of origin, a pact which was signed nine years ago 2000.
Abhisit said he would also meet the Thai business community in Cambodia, listen to their problems and that he would ask the Cambodian government to help protect their business interests.
8 comments:
The relation between the two countries has never been damaged, and therefore there's no need for Cambodia-Thai rapprochement; this is the signaling the recent improvement in relations between the two countries.
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Don't speak on behalf of Khmer. You are not fit in Khmer character. We rejecting you as you're not belong to the Khmer. Khmer don't have that kind of person. If we chose to keep you we might as well keep HUN SEN over you. Hun Sen will soon later realize that he didn't do much help to help the Khmer. If he is one of Khmer leader he shouldn't spit the word "free coffin" whoever wants to liberate Khmer Kampuchea Krom. How on earth we have such a person like you and a leader like him to disgrace its own citizen. Go study some more about Khmer Kampuchea Krom and you will learn that the land is still belong to the Khmer.
Khmer for Khmer
Yeah fool PPU!
Ah PPU,
You're a real Viet son of Viet bitch came along Viet troops invading Cambodia in 1979, and rape Cambodia of all her resources: Angkor Wat owned by ah Sok Kong ex- Viet Cong general leading the Viet invading forces in CXambodia, Fishstock in Tonle Sap with over three millions Viets practicing illegal fishing methods, d3eforestation over 90 % of Cambodian, Lands grabbing more and more every day.
Your father and you, like father like son, licked Viet Hanoi and Hun Sen's dick for your livings.
8:36 PM
Again, this territory is unclaimable.
Pi Anh: PPU
8:07 AM
Fuck you, asshole!
Pi Anh: PPU
i'm sure thailand can contribute a lot to the friend building with cambodia. it is up to thailand to act up; cambodia is welcoming any thailand's gesture in a good neighborly manner of cooperation, etc... god bless cambodia.
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