CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, AUGUST 18, 2010-Cambodia Wednesday said that Thailand still does not have good will for border deal because Thai National assembly did not set up the agenda for border deal to be approved.
The Thai border committee is just the name, ‘not necessary’ because all documents that Thai border committee signed with Cambodian side. Thai National assembly did not approve,” Koy Khoung, spokesman for foreign ministry said.
The Thai border committee did not have power to decide, he said.
Cambodia last week appealed to international communities to seek ways to deal border issues with Thailand.
ASEAN and UN will help to mediate the border issues between the two countries. When Cambodia asked the world communities to help solve the issues Thailand repeatedly said that bilateral deal is very good resolution. But Cambodia has seen it as deadlock because Thailand has not had good will to do it.
Thailand invaded Cambodia’s territory at area near Preah Vihear temple on July 15, 2008 through sending three people including a monk, a nun and layman to pray at the temple and later Thailand sent troops to area with argument that they reached Cambodia’s soil but those Thai troops did not go back to Thai territory. Thai troops claimed that that area is Thai sovereignty based with their own map which secretly drawn with military unit.
Last May, the Joint border committee agreed to go to area to measure the land to plant the border demarcation but Thailand took an excuse that it had the political conflict in the country. They could not go there. Cambodia asked to post border markers but Thailand at the time tried to manipulate the story that Cambodia planned to plant to Berlin wall at that area.
Cambodia listed successfully 11th century Preah Vihear temple in July 7, 2008. In July this year Cambodia submitted the management plan of Preah Vihear temple with world heritage center but Thailand had opposed. Thailand asked to have joint listing of Preah Vihear temple.
Thailand expressed its purpose of invading land neighboring countries like Cambodia. Thailand used the Preah Vihear matter as hostage of political gains.
Thai PM Abhisit planned to use Preah Vihear issue to seek the support from the upcoming general vote in Thailand.
Preah Vihear temple awarded to Cambodia in 1962 through verdict of international court of justice. The first story of Preah Vihear dated back when Cambodia got the independence from France in 1953. In 1954, Thailand sent troops to invade Preah Vihear temple and Cambodia asked them back to Thailand. Thai troops did not back. The court at that time used border treaty in1904-1907 as tool to explain where the temple is.
In 1962, Thai troops removed from the temple and with destroying the valued statues of the temple. Since then, Thai troops lived with shame.
After nearly a decade, Thai troops started to wake up and considering about the area near Preah Vihear temple again. Robbery never confessed that they are robbery.
DAP News
The Thai border committee is just the name, ‘not necessary’ because all documents that Thai border committee signed with Cambodian side. Thai National assembly did not approve,” Koy Khoung, spokesman for foreign ministry said.
The Thai border committee did not have power to decide, he said.
Cambodia last week appealed to international communities to seek ways to deal border issues with Thailand.
ASEAN and UN will help to mediate the border issues between the two countries. When Cambodia asked the world communities to help solve the issues Thailand repeatedly said that bilateral deal is very good resolution. But Cambodia has seen it as deadlock because Thailand has not had good will to do it.
Thailand invaded Cambodia’s territory at area near Preah Vihear temple on July 15, 2008 through sending three people including a monk, a nun and layman to pray at the temple and later Thailand sent troops to area with argument that they reached Cambodia’s soil but those Thai troops did not go back to Thai territory. Thai troops claimed that that area is Thai sovereignty based with their own map which secretly drawn with military unit.
Last May, the Joint border committee agreed to go to area to measure the land to plant the border demarcation but Thailand took an excuse that it had the political conflict in the country. They could not go there. Cambodia asked to post border markers but Thailand at the time tried to manipulate the story that Cambodia planned to plant to Berlin wall at that area.
Cambodia listed successfully 11th century Preah Vihear temple in July 7, 2008. In July this year Cambodia submitted the management plan of Preah Vihear temple with world heritage center but Thailand had opposed. Thailand asked to have joint listing of Preah Vihear temple.
Thailand expressed its purpose of invading land neighboring countries like Cambodia. Thailand used the Preah Vihear matter as hostage of political gains.
Thai PM Abhisit planned to use Preah Vihear issue to seek the support from the upcoming general vote in Thailand.
Preah Vihear temple awarded to Cambodia in 1962 through verdict of international court of justice. The first story of Preah Vihear dated back when Cambodia got the independence from France in 1953. In 1954, Thailand sent troops to invade Preah Vihear temple and Cambodia asked them back to Thailand. Thai troops did not back. The court at that time used border treaty in1904-1907 as tool to explain where the temple is.
In 1962, Thai troops removed from the temple and with destroying the valued statues of the temple. Since then, Thai troops lived with shame.
After nearly a decade, Thai troops started to wake up and considering about the area near Preah Vihear temple again. Robbery never confessed that they are robbery.
DAP News
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