Tea Banh: ‘Thailand cannot be stubborn’Writer: Wassana Nanuam
Published: 31/03/2011
Bangkok Post
Phnom Penh: Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh is optimistic that his Thai counterpart Prawit Wongsuwon will attend the Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee meeting on April 7-8 in Bogor, Indonesia.
Gen Tea Banh yesterday quoted Gen Prawit as saying he had agreed to attend the meeting in Indonesia after they spoke over the phone recently.
Gen Tea Banh said he would leave Cambodia for Indonesia on April 6 to attend the meeting.
"The Thai side can no longer be stubborn because it is the resolution by the UNSC [United Nations Security Council] and Asean that Indonesia should play a role as mediator," he said in Thai.
"[Thailand] cannot simply change its mind and it has to follow what it has promised to do.
"I still believe that Gen Prawit will surely go to the meeting in Indonesia on April 7-8. I'll wait [for him] there," said Gen Tea Banh.
Meanwhile, a Cambodian military source said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had decided not to withdraw the country's troops from the 4.6-square-kilometre disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple as it was their duty to protect territory that Cambodia claims as its own.
Even so, Cambodia also wanted Thailand to let Indonesian observers join a new joint border survey to be conducted by Thailand and Cambodia, the source said.
The source also said Hun Sen would be unhappy if he found out that any Cambodian soldiers spoke Thai with Thai soldiers.
"He doesn't prohibit [them from speaking Thai to Thai soldiers] but he dislikes it as Cambodian soldiers should speak Khmer and if [the Thai soldiers] don't understand, then they must have a translator," said the source.
3 comments:
Thailand continue to play childish games with Cambodian Govts...But Hun Sen will take this matter into Asean meeting coming up...
I saw a picture of Abhishit vejjajiva and Suthep chatting within each other, laughing and joking within each other?...I think they both probably making fun on Cambodia...or mocking at Cambodia! I wonder why Thai Govts so happy, relaxing,..after many Thai people died during the last fighting with cambodian..?
Remembered Abhisit vejjajiva and Suthep given an orderd to shoot and killed so many innocent Thai poeple during the protest...Abhisit vejjajiva still laughing and joking now? All Thai people should impeach or prosecuted Abhisit vejjajiva and Suthep...These people are murdered of Thai citizen!!
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