PHNOM PENH, July 22 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) said Friday his country is ready to host or join any meeting on implementing a recent world court ruling on the dispatch of Indonesian observers to the disputed Thai- Cambodian border and on withdrawal of both countries' troops from the area.
"Cambodia can host a meeting or attend a meeting to be held wherever, whenever and at whatever level it is available in order to implement the ICJ order," Hun Sen said at a press conference in Phnom Penh, referring to July 18 ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
But he insisted that any such meeting be with the presence of Indonesia, which has been tasked by the ICJ, the U.N. Security Council and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with dispatching observers to secure a cease-fire.
Hun Sen apologized to his people for being forced by the ICJ ruling to withdraw Cambodian troops from some 14.3 square kilometers of territory in the vicinity of the country's Temple of Preah Vihear, the World Heritage site, to avoid a renewal of bloodshed.
Hun Sen said he had drafted an agreement with Thailand detailing steps to move forward in order to comply fully with the ICJ ruling, in particular, the placement of Indonesian observers in a demilitarized zone.
Cambodia and Thailand agreed last February at a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Jakarta to accept Indonesian observers, but their deployment has long been delayed, partly because of Thailand's demand that Cambodian soldiers be withdrawn from the disputed area near the temple first.
"Cambodia can host a meeting or attend a meeting to be held wherever, whenever and at whatever level it is available in order to implement the ICJ order," Hun Sen said at a press conference in Phnom Penh, referring to July 18 ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
But he insisted that any such meeting be with the presence of Indonesia, which has been tasked by the ICJ, the U.N. Security Council and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations with dispatching observers to secure a cease-fire.
Hun Sen apologized to his people for being forced by the ICJ ruling to withdraw Cambodian troops from some 14.3 square kilometers of territory in the vicinity of the country's Temple of Preah Vihear, the World Heritage site, to avoid a renewal of bloodshed.
Hun Sen said he had drafted an agreement with Thailand detailing steps to move forward in order to comply fully with the ICJ ruling, in particular, the placement of Indonesian observers in a demilitarized zone.
Cambodia and Thailand agreed last February at a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Jakarta to accept Indonesian observers, but their deployment has long been delayed, partly because of Thailand's demand that Cambodian soldiers be withdrawn from the disputed area near the temple first.
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Its embarrass to cambodian govts! Thailand got what they want...
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