Letter from Madam You Ay, the Cambodian Ambassador, to the editor of the The Nation newspaper.
Re: Cambodia demeans the Asean chair, Letters, July 22.
I wish to respond to the letter by Vint Chavala. I already explained
quite clearly why the 45th Asean Ministers Meeting could not conclude
with a joint communiqué, in my letter of July 17, responding to a
similar misperceived critical view in an article entitled "Cambodia has
put Asean's future in jeopardy" published in The Nation on July 15. Mr
Chavala should refer to my July 17 response.
If a person were fair, he or she would agree that the letter's
headline should have been "Two Asean members demean the Asean chair",
for the following reasons:
First, the Asean foreign ministers' July 20 statement of principles on
the South China Sea makes no direct reference to any bilateral dispute
at all. During several restricted meetings, Cambodia had proposed
exactly this position, albeit without the six points delineated by the
ministers. Cambodia's proposal was accepted by all ministers except
those of the two member states [Vietnam and the Philippines?] that are having territorial disputes in
the South China Sea.
Second, these two countries made inclusion of a direct reference to
those disputes a sine qua non for their endorsement of any joint
communiqué. Their unyielding position was that they would not allow a
joint communiqué if their demands were not satisfied. It is quite clear
who is responsible for "destabilising" Asean, to use Mr Chavala's term.
It is true that, for the first time in its 45-year history, the AMM
failed to produce a joint communiqué. However, one must also acknowledge
that for this was also the first time two member states "hijacked" the
meeting and made the joint communiqué a hostage to their bilateral
disputes.
Until this year the Asean way has always been to put aside any issue
that lacks a consensus. Therefore it was unprecedented that two member
states imposed such an ultimatum to block issuance of the communiqué.
As the Asean chair, Cambodia honoured its duty to try and prevent the
dispute from getting out of hand. In fact, Cambodia's intention is to
leave the door open for future talks by countries concerned. It believes
there is no better avenue than to defuse tension and find a peaceful
and amicable settlement to the disputes. As chair, Cambodia does not
want to add fuel to the fire.
I hope the above clarification once again is sufficient to understand
the root cause of the trouble at the AMM and put an end to the present
polemic, which I do not wish to continue any further. A few years ago a
similar insane mud-slinging war of words against Cambodia published in
newspapers inflamed an already tense situation, leading to armed
conflict at the Thai border.
Madam You Ay
Cambodian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand
17 comments:
Madam Yuon Ay,
You knew that your host was bias don't you!?
You did,you pretenting not knowing the fact that your gov't is china's dog,blinding because of millions dollars aid with no string attach from China to support your country,the host did the right thing to please his boss,with that amount of dollars who won't be blinded? If are so worry about your host reputation just do the right thing for all Asean,don't side with China,don't defense corrupted's host.
To above you are Siam dog or American dog. Idiot Cambodia is PRC dog. We are not going to put ASEAN at armed confrontation with PRC. If Vietnam, Philipine want to take on China go ahead do yourselves. You are not getting us ASEAN destroy for your own benefits. Where are Viets and Filipino when Siam invade Cambodia territory ? So what we are looking out for our country best interest. Don't every nations on earth >
Vietnam bought more battleships and gunboads from Russia and the Philippines just bought more hardware from the US. These two countries believe that they can beat the two million Chinese troops, if Asean gets behind them. Cambodia has asked ASEAN to deal with the problem peacefully without any kind of millitary confrontation. Vietnam and Philippones disagree.
On the other hand, if the war was started,the whole East Asia would be on fire. It doesn't matter Cambodia like to go to war or not, the war will come to them. I think Cambodia needs to get ready, just in case.
Cambodia is the host, so why blame others for its failures? Is Cambodia in the Asean bloc or is Cambodia a puppet of China? In 45 years, Asean always managed to issue a joint statement, but when Cambodia is the host, it made a mess in the Asean, causing mistrusts among Asean members. Now, it is Indonesian minister who is trying hard to salvage the Asean to save face for Cambodia. How shameful it is that Cambodia created the mess and other has to clean it up for Cambodia's incompetence.
It's better to create a mess than create a war. Which one is more shameful? They were talking about the confrontation with China, not about walking the dog. Let not get confuse.
More 40 years of ASEAN is mostly soft talk, but this time around is different. They were not talk about trade and relationship. They actually talk about conflict in SCS which never happen in 45 with ASEAN.
Indonesian minister was asking Vietnam and the Philippines to agree to peaceful approach which they refuse at 45th Asean Minister Meeting. The reason these two countries finally agree is becuase they know that the rest would not go along with them.
A few gunships from Russia and more hardware from U.S to go against China would make you look stupid.
It is not 50 years ago. Turn yourself around 7 times before start to act brave.
Hey after all, Cambodia is not totally the puppet of Vietnam. Hun Sen still has disagreement with his boss.
Teach Cambodia a lesson. Let Thailand take over Preah Vihear and let Khmers cry on deaf ears.
6:06 PM
Any aggression from China will give the US an excuse to intervene, you got that? Who's the big boys that China is afraid of? Yep, the US with a big stick.
Kamuphea will defend her own land from all invaders whether Yuon or siam.Last year siam invaders learns their lesson the hard way.....Kamuphea willing to defend and protects with all cost....
Hun will never forget his Hanoi boss,The"Asian Show" acted by Hun and Hor Nam Hong just a smoke-screen. Look at what Hun gave to Hanoi as his gesture of gratitude for his job. How many Km2 on land along the border and the sea border.It a huge lost of territory secretly done by Hun and his dronie Var Kim Hong.
America and China have competed each other to put their eggs in the wrong basket again.Cambodia is like Crabbe apple,outside is Beijing/America,but inside is Hanoi.
America and china will have to learn new lesson from Hanoi again.
Vietnam has no permanent allies,but it has permanent interest for its own country.
1950-1976 Hanoi With China(China funded for the cost of those years for Indochina war,for almost bankrupt).
1976-1980,Hanoi with USSR,supported Vietnam to expand it Communist in Indo China,Cambodia, Laos,Vietnam.
1980-2012 with America to protect its sovereignty from China and secretly suppress Khmer Krom and Vietnamised Cambodia to be her second state.Angkor Wat and vast land with resources and economy is under Hanoi agents like Sok Kong.
Whole Armed forces under Tear Banh,Vietcon,Hanoi Agent and many more working in almost all ministries.
Do you know that all of those ministries from foreign Affair to commerce were set up by Hanoi?
Hun Sen and Heng Sam Rin got no clue about running the state.They simply were put in the state-zoo,created by Hanoi from 1979-1980.It was a real zoo,even their family were not allowed to visit them,because Hanoi'guards were 24 hours around their houses.
True Khmer
True Khmer
I disagreed n I didn't believe this articles ,that, u wrote
U had painted Khmer as Vietnam ,, working at government offices,
So, Khmer too dumb for every levels?.
I know for fact,that, Vietnam are much smarter than Khmer
I don't believe you said that Yuon were smarter than khmers.Yes,maybe Yuon is smarter than "You" no doubt! But this barbaric aggressors is not smarter than me.You watch! all aggressors won't last that long,just look at Alexander the great, Adof Hitler,Japan,many empires before them that including khmers empire.Where were they now? Reduce to a small state.England is one of those empire.
You're keep saying that Yuon is smarter than you it alright,but not smarter than all khmers.I knew for the fact that Yuon is using their ladies to takes advantage of the white men during the C.V. War with American 1968-1975,also to takes advantage of dumb's khmers leaders like Cheyjatha ll and Hun cent or Heng Samrin or Sdach Sinorook,fact: + U...8:49am
Correction about posted by kmenhwatt v.c and American war....not C.V.
With$$$$$sign and death u.s president in the bank the host is blinded.Who is not!!!!?? Incompetences host...Yuon Ay says screws Yiek cong or Philippine...Host has the last laughter ha! ha!..ha..
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