Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) shakes hand with Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr. Marty Natalegawa.By Khmerization
Source: DAP News
Two days of the Cambodia-Thai Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting in Indonesia between Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and Thai foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to resolve the ongoing border dispute has failed due the refusal of Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to attend the meeting. At the same time, the scheduled General Border Committee (GBC) between the defence ministers of Cambodia and Thailand did not take place because of the Thai Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan's refusal to attend the meeting.
However, Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, secretary to Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, told the Bangkok Post that both sides had made progress and agreed on three issues to support border demarcation. "Thailand and Cambodia have reached agreements to prepare for the survey of border posts 1 to 23 in Surin and Si Saket provinces; to select a company to take aerial photos of the disputed border line; and to conduct a study on the opening of a new border checkpoint in Sa Kaeo, opposite Stung Bot in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province," Mr Chavanond said.
But, Cambodian officials attending the meeting told DAP News that up until 6:40 p.m Cambodia time today, Friday 8th April, the JBC meeting in Bogor has not achieved anything as junior Thai officials who attended the meeting cannot make decision.
Thailand had consistently said that it will not send any officials to any Cambodia-Thai meetings on a multilateral basis in a third country. Thailand consistenly insisted that meetings must be bilateral.
The Cambodia-Thai meeting will extend until Saturday to discuss about the deployment of Indonesian observers which was agreed during the meeting of 10 Asean foreign ministers in Jakarta on 22nd February, 2011.
Mr. Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Cambodian Foreign Ministry, blamed the failures on the Thai foreign minister's refusal to attend the meeting.
Source: DAP News
Two days of the Cambodia-Thai Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting in Indonesia between Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and Thai foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to resolve the ongoing border dispute has failed due the refusal of Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya to attend the meeting. At the same time, the scheduled General Border Committee (GBC) between the defence ministers of Cambodia and Thailand did not take place because of the Thai Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan's refusal to attend the meeting.
However, Chavanond Intarakomalyasut, secretary to Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, told the Bangkok Post that both sides had made progress and agreed on three issues to support border demarcation. "Thailand and Cambodia have reached agreements to prepare for the survey of border posts 1 to 23 in Surin and Si Saket provinces; to select a company to take aerial photos of the disputed border line; and to conduct a study on the opening of a new border checkpoint in Sa Kaeo, opposite Stung Bot in Cambodia's Banteay Meanchey province," Mr Chavanond said.
But, Cambodian officials attending the meeting told DAP News that up until 6:40 p.m Cambodia time today, Friday 8th April, the JBC meeting in Bogor has not achieved anything as junior Thai officials who attended the meeting cannot make decision.
Thailand had consistently said that it will not send any officials to any Cambodia-Thai meetings on a multilateral basis in a third country. Thailand consistenly insisted that meetings must be bilateral.
The Cambodia-Thai meeting will extend until Saturday to discuss about the deployment of Indonesian observers which was agreed during the meeting of 10 Asean foreign ministers in Jakarta on 22nd February, 2011.
Mr. Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Cambodian Foreign Ministry, blamed the failures on the Thai foreign minister's refusal to attend the meeting.
2 comments:
Of course GBC was a failure. Thailand know too damn well it will lose the argument if the real representative Kasit showed up. Thailand is by-passing and very dismissive of ASEAN rule of laws and insist on bi-lateral negotiation. Let me remind the world that since 2008, bi-lateral talks between Thailand and Cambodia was a bunch of bullshit. Bi-lateral talks had proven over and over again and again to be a waste of time and only lead to clashes. Bi-lateral talk had its chance. Cambodia gave Thailand plenty of chances with bi-lateral talks. Thailand only saw it as rubbish and just simply brushed it aside. Thailand had tried every avenue to stall and prolong the issue. This is just a simple case of arrogance and ignorant by Thai military juntas goverment.
Thailand is playing game, even in front of Asean and international community. So, what chance do bilateral meetings have? None. The best way is don't engage with Thailand bilaterally, take the case to the UN again and push Asean hard to actively engage and pursue this matter, or take this case to the international court of justice again.
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