BANGKOK, Feb 7 (TNA) -- No extra security measures will be provided to Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen when he visits the disputed Ta Moan Thom ruins (pictured), said Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban on Sunday.
Mr Suthep, who oversees national security affairs, said Cambodian officials had already notified concerned Thai security officials that Mr Hun
Sen would visit Ta Moan Thom ruins.
The second army commander and governor of the Thai border province of Surin had been instructed to be vigilant while the Cambodian government leader stays in the area.
The Ta Moan Thom ruins sit near one of many disputed areas along the Thai-Cambodian border and lie in Surin province.
Mr Hun Sen is scheduled to visit the ruin on Monday, concluding his three-day visit which earlier took him to disputed Preah Vihear temple.
Reiterating that Thailand wants to stay peacefully with neighbouring countries, Mr Suthep charged that the Khmer government leader had done several things which went beyond Thai government’s expectations and they had caused misunderstanding.
He urged both the Thai activist group, the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD or the Yellow Shirts), and the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD, or the Red Shirts) to stay away from the border because their presence could further worsen existing problems between the two countries.
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Note: Thai troops occupied ta Moan Thom temple on 8th August 2008, three after its troops occupied the Preah Vihear areas on 15th July, 2008.
Mr Suthep, who oversees national security affairs, said Cambodian officials had already notified concerned Thai security officials that Mr Hun
Sen would visit Ta Moan Thom ruins.
The second army commander and governor of the Thai border province of Surin had been instructed to be vigilant while the Cambodian government leader stays in the area.
The Ta Moan Thom ruins sit near one of many disputed areas along the Thai-Cambodian border and lie in Surin province.
Mr Hun Sen is scheduled to visit the ruin on Monday, concluding his three-day visit which earlier took him to disputed Preah Vihear temple.
Reiterating that Thailand wants to stay peacefully with neighbouring countries, Mr Suthep charged that the Khmer government leader had done several things which went beyond Thai government’s expectations and they had caused misunderstanding.
He urged both the Thai activist group, the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD or the Yellow Shirts), and the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD, or the Red Shirts) to stay away from the border because their presence could further worsen existing problems between the two countries.
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Note: Thai troops occupied ta Moan Thom temple on 8th August 2008, three after its troops occupied the Preah Vihear areas on 15th July, 2008.
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