Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) shakes hands with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen during the Mekong River summit in Hua Hin April 4, 2010. The Mekong River Commission (MRC) comprising of leaders of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia, attend a summit in Thai resort town of Hua Hin to discuss falling water levels in the mighty Mekong river. REUTERS/Damir SagoljBy Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation
Hua Hin - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's surprise message he would not allow ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra to use his country as a base to attack the Thai government, was a positive sign for the two countries to normalise diplomatic relations, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Monday.
"Prime Minister Hun Sen is a leader who knows very well about the interests of people and interests of the country to maintain good relations with neighbouring countries," Abhisit told reporters.
Neighbours should seek only good relations for the benefit of economic, trade and investment, with no intervention in the internal affairs of others, he said.
Hun Sen made a surprise move on Sunday over the bilateral ties between Thailand and his country as he told Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsubhan that he would not allow Thaksin to enter Cambodia during the red shirt protest in Thailand.
Prime Minister Abhisit said he was briefed by Suthep on the message and interpreted it as a good sign to pave the way to mend bilateral ties.
"I won't analyse why he changed his stance, except to take it into account as a good sign for normalisation of relations," Abhisit said.
Relations between Thailand and Cambodia soured when Hun Sen appointed Thaksin as his economic adviser in October and rejected a Thai request for his extradition when Thaksin was in Phnom Penh in November last year.
Hua Hin - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's surprise message he would not allow ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra to use his country as a base to attack the Thai government, was a positive sign for the two countries to normalise diplomatic relations, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Monday.
"Prime Minister Hun Sen is a leader who knows very well about the interests of people and interests of the country to maintain good relations with neighbouring countries," Abhisit told reporters.
Neighbours should seek only good relations for the benefit of economic, trade and investment, with no intervention in the internal affairs of others, he said.
Hun Sen made a surprise move on Sunday over the bilateral ties between Thailand and his country as he told Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsubhan that he would not allow Thaksin to enter Cambodia during the red shirt protest in Thailand.
Prime Minister Abhisit said he was briefed by Suthep on the message and interpreted it as a good sign to pave the way to mend bilateral ties.
"I won't analyse why he changed his stance, except to take it into account as a good sign for normalisation of relations," Abhisit said.
Relations between Thailand and Cambodia soured when Hun Sen appointed Thaksin as his economic adviser in October and rejected a Thai request for his extradition when Thaksin was in Phnom Penh in November last year.
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