28 May 2012
Writer: Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post
Defence Minister Sukumpol Suwanatat and
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen are expected to discuss implementation
of the International Court of Justice's provisional measures on the
border dispute today.
Their meeting is scheduled to take place this evening in Phnom Penh
during ACM Sukumpol's two-day trip to Cambodia, which begins today.
The defence minister is leading a 20-member delegation to attend the Asean Defence Ministers' Meeting.
A defence source said Phnom Penh wants Thailand to observe the
provisional measures by withdrawing its troops and replacing them with
border patrol police.
The ICJ has ruled that the two countries must withdraw their troops
from a 17.3 sq km demilitarised zone and asked Indonesian observers to
monitor the process.
The provisional measures were issued pending review of the ICJ's 1962
verdict that the 4.6 sq km disputed area near Preah Vihear temple was
in Cambodian territory.
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