Vasin Teeravechayan met Cambodian Border Committee Chairman Var Kimhong on 6-7 April 2009 in P.Penh.Published: 11/08/2010
Bangkok Post
Thailand has proposed talks with Cambodia to settle the dispute over the border area claimed by the two countries.
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya yesterday said a Joint Boundary Committee meeting should be held soon to put the issue on the negotiating table. Thailand was arranging the date and venue of the meeting, he said.
Vasin Teeravechyan leads the Thai delegation to the JBC set up to resolve the unclear boundary dividing the two countries. The forum used the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in 2000 as a framework for negotiations.
Thailand yesterday also made diplomatic moves to counter Cambodia on the Preah Vihear temple issue.
Mr Kasit explained the Thai position to the envoys of eight members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations after Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday called on international involvement in the issue to solve the problem of the disputed area.
The minister has also sent a letter approved by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to the presidents of the United Nations Assembly General and the UN Security Council to explain the Thai stance.
The main thrust is that Thailand wants the disputed border to be resolved bilaterally through negotiation.
The prime minister will hold talks with UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon during his visit to the UN headquarters from Sept 20 to 27 to attend the General Assembly, government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said.
The prime minister told reporters at Government House that Thailand would not allow any country to intervene in the disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple.
"There is no need for any foreign country to worry about our problem because we will solve it under the MoU," he said.
Mr Abhisit said Cambodia had violated the memorandum by relocating people to a community set up inside the disputed 4.6 square kilometre area .
He expressed confidence the problems would not escalate.
Relations between Thailand and Cambodia soured again after the World Heritage Committee meeting on July 29 in Brazil delayed approving the management plan for the temple and surrounding area sent by Cambodia. Thailand protested that the area covered by the plan intruded on the overlapping zone.
First Army commander Kanit Sapitak said he and Cambodia's 5th military region commander Bun Seng held talks and shared the view that the two countries should settle the border conflict through negotiation and peaceful means.
Lt Gen Kanit said he and Lt Gen Bun Seng had agreed both armies would avoid armed confrontation and not use force.
6 comments:
I am so curious to find out the resolution of the bilateral negotiation between Cambodia and Thailand. Why the Thais government insisting of having negotiation bilaterally with us, and simultaneously they continued to making claim that have no meritorious for many years. And our government continued to rejecting their demand, which the right thing. This is the tactics of the Thais to prolong this issue and they have intention to resolve this matter. The third party must ultimately intervene to get this matter to a conclusion.
Bilateral mean manipulating Khmer or Hun Sen Gov't Thai know they have no chance if to to UN
this so called bilateral has happened at least half dozen times in the past two years. it has not produced any reason and a ploy of Thailand to further delay the real solution for their own internal political gains. so i say "Fuck this bilateral talk with worthless siem scums". stick with the UN path now the ball is rolling.
Bilateral negotiations for the last 2 years produced nothing. Thailand wants bilateral engagements because it can strong-arm Cambodia and manipulate Cambodia with its military might. Cambodia must seek international engagements whether Thailand likes it or not because this is the only way to make Thailand abide by any agreements. Thailand had made strong claims to the P.Vihear surrounding land, it said it is prepared to send troops to take the land, so what is the purpose of bilateral negotiations? Thailand's statement means that Cambodia has to give it that parcel of land before it will leave the area in peace. Cambodia should never give in or give up the land. We own the land under 1904 convention, 1907 treaty and 1962 international court's verdict. If we don't seek international help, Thailand will strong-arm and wrestle the territory from Cambodia in the future.
we have to handle this issue carefully. thailand is playing a delay tactic and waiting for a good opportunity to have a deal with Cambodia (let say when cambodia is in trouble). but it is also because of their internal political problem.
just look at the damn map that the thai drawn . does that look like they trying to steal it from us already. what kind of idiots would exapt that. that is like having a house with no front, back, or side yards.and they want us to share that house with them when they already taken our land. this thai mp deserve an assination cus he is damn ignorant.
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