PHNOM PENH, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) said on Wednesday that the recent clashes with Thailand in the disputed border areas was "a real war".
"This is the real war, not the military clash," he said while closing the annual conference of the Ministry of Commerce. " Thailand created this war. (Thai Prime Minister) Abhisit must be responsible for the war."
Hun Sen accused Thai troops of firing cluster bomb at Cambodian troops. "Our war with Thailand will be taking long time," he said.
Hun Sen also called for international mediation in bilateral negotiations. "There will be no more bilateral talks, and all negotiations will be participated by the third party," he said, adding that "now bilateral mechanism is worthless, so it need international mechanism."
"Thai government should not be afraid of international mechanism," the premier said.
Cambodia and Thailand have had border conflict just a week after Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was awarded World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.
The conflict is due to Thai claim of the ownership of 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of scrub next to the temple, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in casualties of troops on both sides.
The latest four-day clashes on Feb. 4-7 have already left both sides' soldiers dead or wounded, at the same time, tens of thousands of the two countries' villagers nearby the disputed areas fled to safe shelters.
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"This is the real war, not the military clash," he said while closing the annual conference of the Ministry of Commerce. " Thailand created this war. (Thai Prime Minister) Abhisit must be responsible for the war."
Hun Sen accused Thai troops of firing cluster bomb at Cambodian troops. "Our war with Thailand will be taking long time," he said.
Hun Sen also called for international mediation in bilateral negotiations. "There will be no more bilateral talks, and all negotiations will be participated by the third party," he said, adding that "now bilateral mechanism is worthless, so it need international mechanism."
"Thai government should not be afraid of international mechanism," the premier said.
Cambodia and Thailand have had border conflict just a week after Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was awarded World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.
The conflict is due to Thai claim of the ownership of 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of scrub next to the temple, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in casualties of troops on both sides.
The latest four-day clashes on Feb. 4-7 have already left both sides' soldiers dead or wounded, at the same time, tens of thousands of the two countries' villagers nearby the disputed areas fled to safe shelters.
3 comments:
It should have been done so,since the first day of Thai aggressors invaded on our sacred land.
You must sue Thai for the cost of this war. History is clearly on Cambodian side.
We can not lose any more land.This small country that we have now is the only living room of the house.Your children in other rooms are being tortured, kidnapped,murdered,killed and bunt alive by both Thai and Viet don't you hear them crying from the other room?
True Khmer
ah kbatcheat hun sen the coming soon all family hun go to hell
10:32 you are Siam thugs, you are a low life thug.
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