Cambodia and Thailand have moved a step forward toward troop withdrawal from the disputed border area surrounding the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, said both sides' officials on Thursday.
Xinhua | 28th June, 2012
Global Times
By Agencies
Cambodian Mine
Action Center (CMAC) and Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC) will hold a
talk in Bangkok in the third week of July this year to discuss measures
and planning for a joint mine clearance in the Provisional Demilitarized
Zone (PDZ) surrounding the temple ahead of troop withdrawal and
observers deployment, according to a joint press release read by Gen.
Neang Phat, secretary of state at Cambodia's defense ministry, after the
second meeting of Cambodia-Thailand Joint Working Group (JWG).
"The redeployment of military personnel from the PDZ will be implemented within 30 days after CMAC and TMAC have cleared mines in the PDZ," said the joint press release, adding that the troop redeployment will be witnessed by a joint observer team.
"The meeting was held in a close and friendly atmosphere and concluded with good results," Neang Phat said. "Both sides reiterated commitment to comply with the order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)."
"The redeployment of military personnel from the PDZ will be implemented within 30 days after CMAC and TMAC have cleared mines in the PDZ," said the joint press release, adding that the troop redeployment will be witnessed by a joint observer team.
"The meeting was held in a close and friendly atmosphere and concluded with good results," Neang Phat said. "Both sides reiterated commitment to comply with the order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)."
Gen. Worapong Sanganetra, chief of joint staff at the Royal Thai Army, said that the meeting achieved "good results" and reflected "good cooperation between the two sides' militaries".
"We vowed to build close and mutual cooperation to find ways to solve the issues for the interests of the two countries and peoples," he said in his closing remarks.
The JWG was established in last December to work toward complete troop pullout from the PDZ surrounding Preah Vihear temple in order to comply with the ICJ's order dated on July 18, 2011.
The order said Cambodia and Thailand must immediately withdraw their military personnel from the PDZ and allow ASEAN observers to access to the zone to monitor ceasefire.
Cambodia and Thailand had 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 07, 2008, but Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 square kilometers (1.8 square miles) of scrub next to the temple.
The conflict led to deadly armed clashes in February and April in 2011 during Thailand's Democrat Party rule.
2 comments:
Yes, let not fight each other we are close relate than Yuon Ott pooh.Let live did by side with peace.
Sound like another delay Siam thieves tactics. They agreed ONLY withdraw 30 days after CMAC & TMAC finished cleared all the mines in the PDZ zone. This could take months and may be even years depend on A KA PEK speed of clearing mines. This is truly a delayed tactics Siam can manipulates the way and how fast the clearing go.
They intended not to leave our land. Cambodia must strength her armed forces just in case they won't leave after ICJ ruled in Khmer favors. Hate to say it Khmer forces might have to force them out of our land by force. This time Siam will uses everything these sons of whores got in the inventory,MBT armors, rockets, missiles, LGB, Fighter bombers, attack helicopters, may be the have cruise missiles ?. Our forces better quickly train personels to use modern SAM systems. Loan from PRC to buy them if we have to. We also must have better anti-tanks missiles than just latest RPG.
I hope I am wrong about this and Siam did leave and everythings goes back to normal. Peace and victory to Kambuja.
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