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Sunday, 20 February 2011

Cambodian-Thai commanders reached an 8-point ceasefire agreement

On 5th February, a similar agreement was reached in the same venue but it was immediately broken.

By Khmerization
Source: DAP News

Cambodian and Thai commanders have reached a ceasefire agreement during a 3-hour meeting on Saturday 19th February in a restaurant in Cambodia's Anlong Veng district of Oddar Meanchey province.

The Cambodian side was led by Maj-Gen. Hun Manet, eldest of Prime Minister Hun Sen who is Deputy Commander of Royal Cambodian Army, and Maj-Gen. Chea Morn, Commander of Cambodia's Military Region four. The Thai side was led by Thai Army Chief of Staff General Dapong Rattanasuwan and Second Army Area commander Lt-General Thawatchai Samutsakorn.

After more than three hours of meeting, both side reached an 8-point ceasefire agreement, including not to engage in armed clashes, no mobilisation of troops, no troops or heavy weapons reinforcements to the frontlines, no confrontation and no construction in disputed areas. The agreement was signed by Maj-Gen. Hun Manet and Gen. Dapong Rattanasuwan at around 1:50 p.m on Saturday afternoon in a restaurant near Choam Sra-Ngam Border Checkpoint.

A Cambodian source said that the meeting reached a tense stalemate when the Thai side demanded to redeploy and station Thai troops at Wat Keo Sekha Kirivarak pagoda where Thai troops has been stationed for two and a half years until they were withdrawn on 1st December 2010. However, the Thai demand was rejected outright by the Cambodian side.

According to the Thai Nation newspaper, this temporary deal is not binding as far as the upcoming Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) ministerial meeting on Tuesday is concerned. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has put forward a 4-point ceasefire proposal for the upcoming Asean Ministerial Meeting on Tuesday 22nd February, but Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has already rejected that proposal.

The agreement signed yesterday was similar to the agreement reached on 5th February after two days of clashes, but that agreement was broken and fighting continued for another two days.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Why do Kos Trol, sea and lands proximately over 10 000 km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty? Why don’t Cambodia goverment transparencies explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?

Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 and what's about over 10 000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?

Kos Trol, Sea and lands over 10 000km2 have been lost to Vietnam by who treaty at 1979 to 1985 treaty! Treaty! Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protect a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group rather in the real name of protecting Khmer nation?

Cambodian army at front line suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition, their families have no health care help, no securities after they die but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning with young girls message, have super health care from oversea medical treatment, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make Cambodian people suffer everyday as Cambodian people know already.

Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that result lost over 10 000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why don't they transparency inform all Cambodian and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't include Kos Trol (Kos Trol size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapoor with heap of great natural resources) in education system in Cambodia.

Look at Hun Sen families, relatives; friends are billionaires, millionaires where do they get the money from if we all just get out of war with empty hands? Hun Sen always say in his speech Cambodia just get up from war, just get up from Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% innocent Cambodian people are so poor struggling with living every day.

Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,