Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer | Washington, DC Wednesday, 23 March 2011Photo: AP
A Cambodian army soldier takes photographs of the damaged section of Cambodia's famed Preah Vihear temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Cambodian officials say an Asean observer mission to the Thai border will only seek to regulate a ceasefire and will not be involved in solving outstanding border issues that have plagued both sides and led to deadly violence.
A Cambodian army soldier takes photographs of the damaged section of Cambodia's famed Preah Vihear temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Cambodian officials say an Asean observer mission to the Thai border will only seek to regulate a ceasefire and will not be involved in solving outstanding border issues that have plagued both sides and led to deadly violence.
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An observer mission from Indonesia, the current head of Asean, hopes to put teams on both sides of the disputed border area once both sides agree to the terms of the mission.
Var Kimhong, head of Cambodia’s Border Committee, told VOA Khmer Tuesday that the mission would be in place to enforce a voluntary ceasefire agreed to by both sides in the wake of deadly clashes in February.
The underpinning dispute over ownership of land near the border is a separate issue, he said.
While Thailand is still considering the terms of reference for the mission, Var Kimhong said Cambodia has already elected 15 different sites for the border monitors. “There is nothing to conceal,” he said.
Meanwhile, Thai and Cambodian officials have yet to fully agree on an upcoming meeting, which Indonesia wants to host later this month or early in April.
The Bangkok Post quoted a Thai military official as saying military members of Thailand’s General Border Committee are insisting on bilateral talks.
Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh told VOA Khmer he was waiting to hear whether he will meet his Thai counterpart in an Indonesian meeting.
2 comments:
thailand is eager to fight than peace it want to show it power cambodia should strengthen it military .thailand have the problem with all the neighbors .
this problem never go away because thailand have nothing to loose even thailand lose the war thailand lose no land .
thailand cambodia situation the reason thailand not honor the 1904-1907 treaty because thailand can and not one dame thing cambodia can do about it in the past cambodia depend on france to protect it territory .
cambodia should stand on it own feet have to be self survival during the killing field vietnam
help cambodia to get rid of pol pot , after getting rid of pol pot some cambodian think vietnamese
is invader , cambodian should learn to get out from trouble without any help from outsider
this is the good time for cambodian to proof themselves they are independent just united&fight
any enemy that wish to invade cambodia have to know friend and foes .
cambodia should have 200,000 men underarms, russia china india quite happy to give new hardwares for cambodia
use as testing see how effective theirs weapons is it is free advertising for any country that shopping
for new military hardware .
thailand is very stubborn and this stubbornness have to be stop and cambodia have the obligation
to stop thailand from invading cambodia .
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