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Wed, 04/20/2011 - 11:37
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Thai government free to move on bilateral mechanisms with Cambodia
BANGKOK, April 20 (TNA) - The Thai government has now been given permission at a joint parliamentary sitting to implement bilateral mechanisms with neighbouring Cambodia to solve border problems.
The decision was made on Tuesday by the parliament when a majority voted to withdraw the minutes of three Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC)’s meetings in 2008 and 2009 from its consideration as requested by the Abhisit administration.
The Thai House-Senate joint session voted 240:12, to withdraw the minutes from the parliamentary deliberation, while 86 abstained and nine parliamentarians did not vote.
The government made the request after Thailand's Council of State stated its opinion that the documents did not comply with Section 190 of the 2007 Constitution. It was then asked by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva last week to interpret the Constitution Court's ruling last month on the rejection of a request by a group of 80 Democrat MPs to make parliamentary approval a necessity.
Late last year, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted the minutes of the three JBCs for the Parliament's consideration with a view that they needed a parliamentary approval in accordance with the 2007 Constitution. As the Parliament hesitated to proceed due to doubts over Constitutional requirements, the Constitution Court’s recent ruling suggested that the minutes did not need approval from the legislative body at all.
On the issue, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said that the government would continue working to solve border issues with Cambodia based on the Thai-Cambodian JBC framework. (TNA)
The decision was made on Tuesday by the parliament when a majority voted to withdraw the minutes of three Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC)’s meetings in 2008 and 2009 from its consideration as requested by the Abhisit administration.
The Thai House-Senate joint session voted 240:12, to withdraw the minutes from the parliamentary deliberation, while 86 abstained and nine parliamentarians did not vote.
The government made the request after Thailand's Council of State stated its opinion that the documents did not comply with Section 190 of the 2007 Constitution. It was then asked by Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva last week to interpret the Constitution Court's ruling last month on the rejection of a request by a group of 80 Democrat MPs to make parliamentary approval a necessity.
Late last year, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted the minutes of the three JBCs for the Parliament's consideration with a view that they needed a parliamentary approval in accordance with the 2007 Constitution. As the Parliament hesitated to proceed due to doubts over Constitutional requirements, the Constitution Court’s recent ruling suggested that the minutes did not need approval from the legislative body at all.
On the issue, Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said that the government would continue working to solve border issues with Cambodia based on the Thai-Cambodian JBC framework. (TNA)
