(Photo: Reuters)Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 01 September 2010
“As long as Thai soldiers have not withdrawn from Cambodian territory, the relations are not normal.”Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday he expects to meet his Thai counterpart on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe meeting in October, where the two could discuss ways to resolve the ongoing border dispute near Preah Vihear temple.
Both sides are at loggerheads over a small stretch of land west of the ancient temple, but they only just resumed diplomatic ties that have been suspended since late 2009.
Both sides had withdrawn their ambassadors over a separate incident, when Cambodia hired Thailand's fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic adviser, incensing Bangkok.
Hun Sen told a graduation ceremony of students at the National Education Institution Wednesday that he expected to see Abhisit Vejjajiva on the sidelines of the Brussels meeting as a matter of course.
Other chances to talk could include an Asean summit in Vietnam later in October and a Mekong countries economic meeting in Cambodia in November.
Talks between the two premiers could focus on the border dispute, but also investment, trade, transportation, environmental protection along the border, transnational crime or regional pandemic, Hun Sen said.
Hun Sen said he was disappointed that Thailand still had troops occupying a small pagoda near Preah Vihear temple that is at the heart of the dispute. Thailand claims the pagoda was built on Thai soil. Both sides have reported thousands of troops amassed along the northern border.
“As long as Thai soldiers have not withdrawn from Cambodian territory, the relations are not normal,” he said.
He also stressed the need for a resolution to the ongoing problem, which could require third-party mediation, a step Thailand has said is not necessary.
“Cambodia cannot wait for so long,” Hun Sen said.
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តេជោដំឌិនត្រូវក្លាយខ្លួនជាថ្ម ពេល
ជ្រែកដីទៅកាន់ស្រុកសៀម ឯ
តេជោហ៊ុន សែន ជិះយន្ដហោះ
ជួបនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តីសៀម មិនថ្វីឡើយ
ឬខ្លាចក្លាយខ្លួនជាសម្រឹទ្ធ ឬទង់ដែង
ឬដុល្លារ ????????????????
don't tell me now unruly people are afraid of law and court of law, etc! you have to have done something wrong to be afraid of the law, really! Ah kwack bring ah Siem to international court!
រឿងសៀមឈ្លានពានដីខ្មែរជាបញ្ហារួមនៃខ្មែរ
ទាំងអស់គ្នា។ បើអ្នកណាចង់ឈ្នៈចាញ់លើខ្មែរ
គ្នាឯងដោយប្រការណាមួយនោះ ទោះចង់ឬ
មិនចង់អ្នកនោះគឺជាអ្នកមានគំនិតក្បត់ខ្មែរដោយ
មិនដឹងខ្លួន។ ដូច្នេះសូមគិតអោយបានច្រើនដង
មុននឹងសរសេរបញ្ចេញនូវគំនិតអគតិយ៉ាង
ល្ងីល្ងើរបស់ខ្លួន។
To Khmer Figther
I agree with you thatរឿងសៀមឈ្លានពានដីខ្មែរជាបញ្ហារួមនៃខ្មែរ
ទាំងអស់គ្នា។ How about the Viets ឈ្លានពានដីខ្មែរ are they ជាបញ្ហារួមនៃខ្មែរទាំងអស់គ្នា too?
we are working hard to grab our people land...
thai work hard to grab khmer land...
THAI uses the same tactics as Cambo. authority and powerful use to grab poor people land..
Excellency Bandit Phd General 7 stars(diamond)oknha Achar knoy( 108 th Adviser to .....)
Khmer people should come together as one and if we keep on fighting with each other, soon or later we will have nothing left. It is all up to the leaders on how to influence the whole society to come together and fight for nation's rights and concerns. As for the land owners, everyone should be able to have some sort of evidence to prove to the city council that the land is their. So, please do the right thing for the righteous will live forever and the wicked will be terminated. KhmerAu
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