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Fri, 04/29/2011 - 13:35
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Thailand ready for defense at ICJ

BANGKOK, April 29 (TNA) - The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that it is ready for defense, on behalf of Thailand, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, after Cambodia has brought border disputes with Thailand to the World Court.
Thani Thongpakdi, the ministry's Director-General of the Department of Information, acknowledged that Cambodia had informed Thailand it would bring the case to the ICJ if negotiations through the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) was stalled, and that the Thai Foreign Ministry has waited for the official complaint, saying the movement has proved that Cambodia first opened fire at Thailand last week to pave the way for its complaint with the ICJ.
Thani, who is also the ministry's spokesman, said that Thailand is prepared to cope with the case and has hired a legal consultancy for the issue. Thani insisted, however, that Thailand and Cambodia should handle the issue bilaterally for the sake of peace in the region.
According to the spokesman, Cambodia obviously overlooked the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in which both Bangkok and Phnom Penh are members, by filing its complaint with the ICJ--although ASEAN has proposed to help solve problems between Thailand and Cambodia.
The spokesman said that the ICJ should send the official complaint to Thailand in the near future, and that the World Court might take at least a few years to consider the case before deciding whether it would accept the Cambodian petition for further consideration. (TNA)
Thani Thongpakdi, the ministry's Director-General of the Department of Information, acknowledged that Cambodia had informed Thailand it would bring the case to the ICJ if negotiations through the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) was stalled, and that the Thai Foreign Ministry has waited for the official complaint, saying the movement has proved that Cambodia first opened fire at Thailand last week to pave the way for its complaint with the ICJ.
Thani, who is also the ministry's spokesman, said that Thailand is prepared to cope with the case and has hired a legal consultancy for the issue. Thani insisted, however, that Thailand and Cambodia should handle the issue bilaterally for the sake of peace in the region.
According to the spokesman, Cambodia obviously overlooked the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in which both Bangkok and Phnom Penh are members, by filing its complaint with the ICJ--although ASEAN has proposed to help solve problems between Thailand and Cambodia.
The spokesman said that the ICJ should send the official complaint to Thailand in the near future, and that the World Court might take at least a few years to consider the case before deciding whether it would accept the Cambodian petition for further consideration. (TNA)