24th February, 2011
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says Thailand is prepared to strike with full force against Cambodia if it continues to violate Thai sovereignty.
Bridge over troubled waters Army engineers build a makeshift bridge across a river near the border village of Phum Srol in Si Sa Ket. The structure, designed to accommodate tanks, is planned for use in case bridges are destroyed in fighting. JETJARAS NARANONG
Mr Abhisit insisted yesterday that Thailand had the right to act against Cambodia - and he has the staunch backing of the army.
There has been speculation about whether Thailand would respond to Cambodian aggression after Indonesia was invited to deploy 15 observers to inspect the two sides of the disputed border area.
The invitation was issued on Tuesday during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers meeting chaired by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa in Jakarta.
"There isn't any agreement that leaves us unable to protect our sovereignty," Mr Abhisit said. "If [Cambodia] provokes [future] clashes, we have the right to launch a full retaliatory attack."
Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha backed the premier, saying there would be no withdrawal of troops. Thai forces remained in position in the disputed 4.6-square-kilometre border zone.
"No one is saying anything about withdrawal." Gen Prayuth said.
"Who would do that? If Cambodia doesn't pull its troops back, we can't. If Cambodia doesn't cease fire, we can't."
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation director-general Irina Bokova's special envoy on the Preah Vihear temple, Koichiro Matsuura, will travel to Bangkok and Phnom Penh from tomorrow until Tuesday to discuss how to safeguard the centuries-old temple, a Unesco world heritage site, with the Thai and Cambodian prime ministers.
Mr Matsuura, a former Unesco director-general and a former chair of the World Heritage Committee, will also examine with both sides ways of reducing tension and promoting dialogue about the preservation of the temple, Unesco said in a statement released yesterday.
Ms Bokova has voiced concern over damage to the Hindu temple caused by the fighting between Thai and Cambodian soldiers earlier this month.
Thailand blamed Cambodia for using the temple as a military base to open fire on Thai soldiers
The Thai military said they had no choice but to fire back.
Former Thai ambassador Asda Jayanama, the chair of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission, has flown to Paris to clarify the Preah Vihear situation with Ms Bokova.
Acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said the Unesco representative would meet the prime minister, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti and Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya tomorrow.
Mr Panitan said security officials would not allow him to visit the border because the situation was still sensitive and tense.
11 comments:
Cambodia is ready to defend its country from Siam invader...thief!
Stop dreaming Ahbullshit vejjajiva! Where? What? There's no 4.6km lands...You Thai idiot drew a fake map inorder to steal khmer lands...Yes, we are ready defend our sovereignty with all cost..
We don't care Thailand withraw their chicken troops or not, as long as you Siam stay where you at...and don't come inside 4.6km!
Abullshit you come you dumb and you done!
There are slim chance that you are willing to wage war againt cambodia anymore once the indonasia observer arrive at prea vihear withouth striping your own skin.abishit is mad because he ate the bait cambodia gave to him and choke his own throat.Abishit is a mad dog that need tobe chain.
What happend when the observers leave? As far as bilateral negotiations, it has been going on over 10 years already since MOU started in 2000. Screw MOU. We don't need to negotiate. We just have to stay where we are. If the Siem dare to step in then ceasefire are off. Shoot them. We can not give this piece of land to them. If we do so goes the temple. We cannot let that happend. Israel was able to fence off all Arabs countries surrounding them by way of persistent and better military technology. We can do the same.
If Abhishit wants to launch a full scale war, Cambodia is read for you. This time we(Cambodian) will push all the way in to your territories. No more backing down. Hell, we been through our hardship before. This time we will give you hell that you won't forget. Enough of you Thais pushing us around. Don't try to create a monster when we(Cambodian) are not one. You will regret it so think carefully Abhishit. Don't stir up the hornets net...it will stink you badly.
This has proved that Thailand has never abandoned its ambition of using violence and force to control what it called the 4.6 sq.km of land. At the meeting in Indonesia on Tuesday, Thailand appeared like a lamb, but when it came out of the meeting it acted like a tiger. Hypocrisy! If Thailand believes that it has a claim to the area, why doesn't it agree to go to the international court of justice. Why Thailand is so scared of international court? it means it has no claim to that area.
Apishit is a real idiote man, he think we scare thaithug, for Cambodia theive will not tolerate. ifr the war breake out don't fight the enemy well prepared on the border, shooting them where enemy unprepare I think in Bangkok kille all it leader.
I think he want to scare UNESCO that plans to visit the site next Tuesday and also he want to be looked strong in his country. However, this kind of rhetoric toward Cambodia is just to show he is arrogant...
Ahbullshit vejjajiva please yellow shits people request inorder to stay longer in power, so he can suck millions millions of dollar$$$$$$ into swiss bank...
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