Published: 23/02/2011
Bangkok Post
The army will not withdraw any troops from the Thai-Cambodian border, even though Indonesia is about to send a team of observers there, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (pictured) said on Wednesday.
He said Thailand has the right to protect its sovereignty and to retaliate if its rights are violated.
He believed the Asean observers would help deter clashes between soldiers of the two countries.
On the coming visit of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation representatives this Friday, the prime minister said preparations had been made to fully brief them on the real problems between Thailand and Cambodia, so they would understand.
The Unesco representatives would be asked to make suggestions on how to end the problems, he said.
Mr Abhisit said he did not know about reports the villagers of Phum Srol village in Si Sa Ket's Kantharalak district were planning to file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice to demand compensation from Cambodia for property damage and loss of life during the fighting earlier this month.
The government's immediate responsibility was to help repair their houses, which were damaged by the cross-border fire, he said.
He said Thailand has the right to protect its sovereignty and to retaliate if its rights are violated.
He believed the Asean observers would help deter clashes between soldiers of the two countries.
On the coming visit of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation representatives this Friday, the prime minister said preparations had been made to fully brief them on the real problems between Thailand and Cambodia, so they would understand.
The Unesco representatives would be asked to make suggestions on how to end the problems, he said.
Mr Abhisit said he did not know about reports the villagers of Phum Srol village in Si Sa Ket's Kantharalak district were planning to file a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice to demand compensation from Cambodia for property damage and loss of life during the fighting earlier this month.
The government's immediate responsibility was to help repair their houses, which were damaged by the cross-border fire, he said.
3 comments:
Thailand never stop bullying its neighbors...
Shame on Khmerization! Khmerization now is communist system News, beware to all cambodians. Khmerization limite khmer speech and freedom of expression! Shame on Khmerization!
I think the border situation will not have a permanent resolution or end any time soon. And the Thai maybe know about this. Here the potential reasons, I wish that I am having a wrong premonition about this border issues with the Thais.
Per ASEAN's resolution during their meeting on Feb. 22, 2011, parties agreed for bilateral talk between Cambodian and Thailand in the third country with a third party witness, that is good if I hope, that the two parties ultimately reach their agreements and their differences, what if they won't; the third country and third party witness will be obsolete.
Secondly, they agreed to hold a permanent ceasefire, that is good for now.
Thirdly, Cambodian and Thailand accused each other of initiating the shooting during the clashes, even we all know that the Thais has countless of reasons of provoking the shooting and other acts. So, the meeting agreed that they will put in place of both sides of ASEAN's Observers to monitor the troops movement and the situation in general around the vicinity, that is good, but how long can those observers can be put in those area?, and who will assure that both sides will not start shooting again, once the observers leave the area. And the situation will back to square one again.
I wish I am deadly wrong of my anticipation.
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