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156749
Tue, 01/11/2011 - 13:38
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Hun Sen does not intend to end friendship with Thailand, says Thai DPM
BANGKOK, Jan 11 (TNA) - Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Tuesday (Jan 11) he does not think that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen intends to end friendship with Thailand through his remarks yesterday related to a case in which seven Thai nationals have been detained in Cambodia.
Suthep, who oversees national security, suggested that Hun Sen might base his remarks on principles and should not have any intention to end friendship or relations with Thailand, saying that everyone should now wait for the Cambodian court's ruling on the case, and that any criticism or pressure could affect the case.
Hun Sen has announced that even former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was earlier appointed to be an economic advisor of the Cambodian government and himself, or the United Nations could not help the seven Thai detainees in Cambodia because their fates depend solely on the Cambodian court.
Suthep insisted that the Thai government has tried to assist the seven people since their arrest by Cambodian soldiers along the border on December 29, including assigning lawyers to seek for their release on bail and encouraging talks between Thai military and political authorities at all levels of both countries.
Meanwhile, Thawil Pliensri, Secretary-General of Thailand's National Security Council (NSC), acknowledged that attempts to help the seven Thai detainees have to wait for a decision from the Cambodian court, and that Thai authorities are doing their best to protect Thai people and the national interest. However, the NSC said that many spots along the Thai-Cambodian border have been pending re-demarcation, including the area--where the seven Thai nationals were arrested. (TNA)
Suthep, who oversees national security, suggested that Hun Sen might base his remarks on principles and should not have any intention to end friendship or relations with Thailand, saying that everyone should now wait for the Cambodian court's ruling on the case, and that any criticism or pressure could affect the case.
Hun Sen has announced that even former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was earlier appointed to be an economic advisor of the Cambodian government and himself, or the United Nations could not help the seven Thai detainees in Cambodia because their fates depend solely on the Cambodian court.
Suthep insisted that the Thai government has tried to assist the seven people since their arrest by Cambodian soldiers along the border on December 29, including assigning lawyers to seek for their release on bail and encouraging talks between Thai military and political authorities at all levels of both countries.
Meanwhile, Thawil Pliensri, Secretary-General of Thailand's National Security Council (NSC), acknowledged that attempts to help the seven Thai detainees have to wait for a decision from the Cambodian court, and that Thai authorities are doing their best to protect Thai people and the national interest. However, the NSC said that many spots along the Thai-Cambodian border have been pending re-demarcation, including the area--where the seven Thai nationals were arrested. (TNA)
