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Tue, 06/07/2011 - 13:18
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PM: Thailand will fight for national sovereignty in all stages
BANGKOK, June 7 (TNA) - Thai caretaker prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva vowed on Tuesday that his ruling Democrat Party would fight in all stages to protect national sovereignty regarding border cases related to the ancient Preah Vihear Temple filed by neighbouring Cambodia.
Abhisit insisted that his caretaker administration would continue upholding national sovereignty even during the sensitive period of ongoing vote campaigning in the run-up to Thailand's forthcoming general election on July 3, which could probably sway his Democrat Party's popularity among some groups of people.
Abhisit said his caretaker government, through the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is, for instance, preparing additional documents to be soon presented to the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) to fight a case filed by Cambodia seeking the World Court's order on Thailand's withdrawal of troops from an unsettled area surrounding the Preah Vihear Temple along the common border pending the ICJ's decision on whether it will review its 1962 verdict on the 11th century Hindu temple case, also requested by Phnom Penh.
The Thai caretaker premier also affirmed his Democrat Party's strong position on promoting sound relations with all neighbouring countries but staunchly defending national sovereighty, calling for other Thai political parties to explicitly demonstrate their stances as well.
Abhisit's comments followed Cambodian Premier Hun Sen's recent remarks that Phnom Penh was not ready to hold bilateral talks with Thailand regarding the pending case at the World Court and he would not order any withdrawal of Cambodian troops from the contentious area surrounding the Preah Vihear Temple either. The Thai caretaker prime minister dismissed, however, any possibility of renewed clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border in the wake of Hun Sen's remarks. (TNA)
Abhisit insisted that his caretaker administration would continue upholding national sovereignty even during the sensitive period of ongoing vote campaigning in the run-up to Thailand's forthcoming general election on July 3, which could probably sway his Democrat Party's popularity among some groups of people.
Abhisit said his caretaker government, through the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is, for instance, preparing additional documents to be soon presented to the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) to fight a case filed by Cambodia seeking the World Court's order on Thailand's withdrawal of troops from an unsettled area surrounding the Preah Vihear Temple along the common border pending the ICJ's decision on whether it will review its 1962 verdict on the 11th century Hindu temple case, also requested by Phnom Penh.
The Thai caretaker premier also affirmed his Democrat Party's strong position on promoting sound relations with all neighbouring countries but staunchly defending national sovereighty, calling for other Thai political parties to explicitly demonstrate their stances as well.
Abhisit's comments followed Cambodian Premier Hun Sen's recent remarks that Phnom Penh was not ready to hold bilateral talks with Thailand regarding the pending case at the World Court and he would not order any withdrawal of Cambodian troops from the contentious area surrounding the Preah Vihear Temple either. The Thai caretaker prime minister dismissed, however, any possibility of renewed clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border in the wake of Hun Sen's remarks. (TNA)
