Thai military officials hold a meeting in Siem Reap province. Cambodia's defence minister teed off with Thai military officials Thursday in a spot of golf diplomacy ahead of talks aimed at resolving a fierce border dispute.
(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)Thai officials declared themselves "INCOMPETENT" on border issues
23 Oct 2008
By Ung Chamroeun in Siem Reap
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
Military officials participated in the meeting for border cooperation on 23 October, however, Thai officials declared themselves “incompetent” when the border issues came up.
General Chea Morn, responsible for Cambodian army region 4, and General Wiboonsak Neeparn, the representative of the Thai military authorities for zone 2, met each other on Thursday 23 October in Siem Reap.
The meeting of the representatives of the border zones (Siem Reap, Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom for Cambodia; Surin, Buriram, Ubon and Si Sa Ket for Thailand) takes place at regular interval to discuss about economy and security.
“When we started talking about the border issue, at about 3:00 PM, the Thai party put an end to the meeting, saying that it did not have the competency to discuss this issue,” a participant of the meeting told “Cambodge Soir Hebdo.”
“Normally, during these meetings, we discuss mainly about trade and tourism, but this time, we will focus on border tension,” Neang Phath, the secretary of state for the Ministry of Defense, said in the morning.
This is the 11th meeting of this type, participants will meet again on Friday 24 October, but the agenda has not been established yet.
Hun Sen and Somchai Wongsawat should be talking about the Preah Vihear issue on Friday 24 October in Beijing as well. The two men travelled there for the ASEAN-European summit meeting.
23 Oct 2008
By Ung Chamroeun in Siem Reap
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
Military officials participated in the meeting for border cooperation on 23 October, however, Thai officials declared themselves “incompetent” when the border issues came up.
General Chea Morn, responsible for Cambodian army region 4, and General Wiboonsak Neeparn, the representative of the Thai military authorities for zone 2, met each other on Thursday 23 October in Siem Reap.
The meeting of the representatives of the border zones (Siem Reap, Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom for Cambodia; Surin, Buriram, Ubon and Si Sa Ket for Thailand) takes place at regular interval to discuss about economy and security.
“When we started talking about the border issue, at about 3:00 PM, the Thai party put an end to the meeting, saying that it did not have the competency to discuss this issue,” a participant of the meeting told “Cambodge Soir Hebdo.”
“Normally, during these meetings, we discuss mainly about trade and tourism, but this time, we will focus on border tension,” Neang Phath, the secretary of state for the Ministry of Defense, said in the morning.
This is the 11th meeting of this type, participants will meet again on Friday 24 October, but the agenda has not been established yet.
Hun Sen and Somchai Wongsawat should be talking about the Preah Vihear issue on Friday 24 October in Beijing as well. The two men travelled there for the ASEAN-European summit meeting.
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