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Thu, 07/24/2008 - 12:52
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Major powers agree to support Thai bilateral stance
SINGAPORE, July 24 (TNA) - Three permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and its two non-permanent members agreed Wednesday with Thailand that talks on the Thai-Cambodian border dispute should be held and settled through bilateral means, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Sahas Banditkul said Wednesday.
Mr. Sahas, representing Thailand at the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) foreign ministers meeting in Singapore, said he had met with Russian, American and Chinese foreign ministers on the sidelines of the ASEAN ministerial meeting and briefed them on the dispute over the 4.6-square-kilometre area adjacent to the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
The 11th century mountaintop Khmer religious edifice designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site earlier this month.
Russia, the US and China are permanent members of the UN Security Council and are dialogue partners of ASEAN.
Mr. Sahas said he had also discussed the issue with Indonesia and Vietnam, both non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, and both agreed with Thailand that the problem should be solved through talks between Bangkok and Phnom Penh.
Bangkok has proposed that the dispute should be settled by means of bilateral talks but Phnom Penh wants the Security Council to hold anemergency meeting over the issue on Monday over Thailand's objections.
Mr. Sahas, representing Thailand at the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) foreign ministers meeting in Singapore, said he had met with Russian, American and Chinese foreign ministers on the sidelines of the ASEAN ministerial meeting and briefed them on the dispute over the 4.6-square-kilometre area adjacent to the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
The 11th century mountaintop Khmer religious edifice designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site earlier this month.
Russia, the US and China are permanent members of the UN Security Council and are dialogue partners of ASEAN.
Mr. Sahas said he had also discussed the issue with Indonesia and Vietnam, both non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, and both agreed with Thailand that the problem should be solved through talks between Bangkok and Phnom Penh.
Bangkok has proposed that the dispute should be settled by means of bilateral talks but Phnom Penh wants the Security Council to hold anemergency meeting over the issue on Monday over Thailand's objections.
