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Thailand supports UNESCO's inspection of Preah Vihear Temple
BANGKOK, Feb 9 (TNA) - Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said Wednesday (Feb 9) that he supports the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to inspect the Preah Vihear Temple along the Thai-Cambodian border.
In response to the UNESCO’s proposal to inspect the Preah Vihear Temple in the wake of a series of crossfire between Thai-and Cambodian border troops--which erupted last Friday (Feb 4), Suthep, who oversees national security, acknowledged that it is good for the UN organization to find out the truth.
Asked if Thailand should be careful of Cambodia’s movements in any forum after the United Nations has rejected Phnom Penh’s request for it to be a mediator to settle border rows between Thailand and Cambodia, the Thai deputy premier said Thailand, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has already made it clear that Thai-Cambodian border clashes have not justified any intervention by a third party, namely the UN or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as both concerned countries should seek a way out by themselves and he considers the Thai-Cambodian border issues remain negotiable.
In response to the Thai Defence Ministry’s call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to phone his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen, the Thai deputy prime minister said that it should not be the right time to do so, noting that, to uphold national honor and dignity, everything is to follow proper procedures.
Meanwhile, Thai Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan said that he believes the Thai military can handle the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border, and that Thailand has not planned any retaliation against Cambodia and the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs is arranging bilateral talks between Thai and Cambodian authorities concerned. The Thai defence minister was speaking to reporters before visiting border areas near the Preah Vihear Temple in Thailand's northeastern Si Sa Ket Province with Thai Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha earlier Wednesday. (TNA)
In response to the UNESCO’s proposal to inspect the Preah Vihear Temple in the wake of a series of crossfire between Thai-and Cambodian border troops--which erupted last Friday (Feb 4), Suthep, who oversees national security, acknowledged that it is good for the UN organization to find out the truth.
Asked if Thailand should be careful of Cambodia’s movements in any forum after the United Nations has rejected Phnom Penh’s request for it to be a mediator to settle border rows between Thailand and Cambodia, the Thai deputy premier said Thailand, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has already made it clear that Thai-Cambodian border clashes have not justified any intervention by a third party, namely the UN or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as both concerned countries should seek a way out by themselves and he considers the Thai-Cambodian border issues remain negotiable.
In response to the Thai Defence Ministry’s call for Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to phone his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen, the Thai deputy prime minister said that it should not be the right time to do so, noting that, to uphold national honor and dignity, everything is to follow proper procedures.
Meanwhile, Thai Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan said that he believes the Thai military can handle the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border, and that Thailand has not planned any retaliation against Cambodia and the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs is arranging bilateral talks between Thai and Cambodian authorities concerned. The Thai defence minister was speaking to reporters before visiting border areas near the Preah Vihear Temple in Thailand's northeastern Si Sa Ket Province with Thai Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha earlier Wednesday. (TNA)
