Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) shake hands with ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan, as EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht watches, during the opening ceremony of the 2nd ASEAN-EU business summit meeting in Phnom Penh April 1, 2012. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS)
5th April, 2012
Xinhua Web Editor: Li
The situation of Cambodian and Thai border dispute at the area next to the 11th century Preah Vihear temple has been much improving even though there has been no presence of Indonesian observers to monitor a ceasefire so far, Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Thursday.
According to their observation, "there is no more violence on Cambodian and Thai border," he told reporters on the sidelines of the International Conference on Political Public Relations in the ASEAN-context.
He said the two sides have been working through their bilateral mechanisms towards the deployment of Indonesian observers and he hopes that everything is under control.
"From the perspective of ASEAN, any problem or difficulty with and among any member would not be desirable," he said, adding "it would give an impression of insecurity and instability and would affect our profile in the world."
Cambodia and Thailand has border conflict just a week after the UNESCO approved Cambodia's bid to have the Preah Vihear temple named a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008 and witnessed fierce clashes in February and April 2011 during Thailand's Democrat Party rule.
Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 square kilometers of scrub next to the temple.
However, the military tension has eased since the former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory in the general elections in last July.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on July 18, 2011 ordered Cambodia and Thailand to immediately withdraw their military personnel from the Provisional Demilitarized Zone of about 17 kilometers on the disputed border near Preah Vihear temple and allow ASEAN observers (Indonesians) to access to the PDZ to monitor ceasefire.
So far, neither Cambodia nor Thailand has withdrawn its troops from the area.
Surin said he did not know when the observers would be deployed.
The situation of Cambodian and Thai border dispute at the area next to the 11th century Preah Vihear temple has been much improving even though there has been no presence of Indonesian observers to monitor a ceasefire so far, Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Thursday.
According to their observation, "there is no more violence on Cambodian and Thai border," he told reporters on the sidelines of the International Conference on Political Public Relations in the ASEAN-context.
He said the two sides have been working through their bilateral mechanisms towards the deployment of Indonesian observers and he hopes that everything is under control.
"From the perspective of ASEAN, any problem or difficulty with and among any member would not be desirable," he said, adding "it would give an impression of insecurity and instability and would affect our profile in the world."
Cambodia and Thailand has border conflict just a week after the UNESCO approved Cambodia's bid to have the Preah Vihear temple named a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008 and witnessed fierce clashes in February and April 2011 during Thailand's Democrat Party rule.
Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 square kilometers of scrub next to the temple.
However, the military tension has eased since the former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory in the general elections in last July.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on July 18, 2011 ordered Cambodia and Thailand to immediately withdraw their military personnel from the Provisional Demilitarized Zone of about 17 kilometers on the disputed border near Preah Vihear temple and allow ASEAN observers (Indonesians) to access to the PDZ to monitor ceasefire.
So far, neither Cambodia nor Thailand has withdrawn its troops from the area.
Surin said he did not know when the observers would be deployed.
4 comments:
Preah vihea is belong to Khmer since the beginning of time actually khmers build it.If Siam wants war over this matter Siam made a big mistake.We have never heard Siam's empire,the world heard about khmer's empire infact if you Google in the nets you will old map about Khmer empire why would Khmer give up what is left from Siam thief stole,they stole Surin what more do this thief wants?
Take it with a grain of salt. Anything spews out by the Nation or Bangkok Post is purely speculative statements with no substance. These 2 newspapers are as credible as US tabloid magazines. What a joke. Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. Don't take my clothes off and not f__me, Yingluck.
Angry,
Bai Khlouch
Hey!...Bai klouch.. how are you my friend?...U are funny dude!...U cracked me up...don't pee on my legs and tell me its raining...dont take my clothes off and not,f@#%@U..lol...lol..I can't stop lol...lol...my co-workers thought i was insane....lol...Hey!...dude you make my day..
Thanks..
Maybe uneducated people in Thailand did not know, that the Temple Preah Vihear belong to Thailand.
Khmer descent born in Thailand are proud to be Thai. Same as oversea Khmer, we are proud to be US, Euro or Australian citizen, but our feeling are always proud to be Khmer and it is our identity.
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