Written by DAP NEWS -- Wednesday, 28 October 2009
(Posted by CAAI News Media)
Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh has reassured that no-one will be permitted to burn the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok.
The declaration by the Thai Em-bassy officials came following rumors that PDA protesters in Bangkok would set alight the Cambodian Embassy over growing tensions.
“The People’s Assembly of Thailand condemn the Cambodian prime minister for taking the opportunity during the ASEAN Summit to tell reporters that Cambodia would not hand over Thaksin if Thailand sought his extradition,” he said, according to the Bangkok Post. “This is an insult to Thailand, the Thai government and the Thai people, and it destroys good relations between the two countries.”
Security in front of the Cambodian embassy in Bangkok was tightened on Tuesday after members of the People’s Assembly of Thailand led by Chaiwat Sinsuwong announced they would protest there against Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s offer of a home for fugitive politician Thaksin Shinawatra to Cambodia. A company of police were deployed to guard around the embassy and metal barriers placed around the entrance.
Chaiwat said in a radio interview in the morning that he would led a demonstration in front of the embassy and read a statement condemning Hun Sen and Puea Thai Party chairman Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, who met him in Phnom Penh last week.
Koy Kuong, a spokesman for the Cambodian Foreign Ministry, told DAP News Cambodia that so far Cambodia’s embassy in Bangkok is protected safety by Thai police.
The Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry will issue an official response to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, because he may have obtained incorrect information about former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Thai foreign minister’s secretary said on Tuesday. The premier Hun Sen expressed sympathy for Thaksin during the ASEAN summit last week. The Cambodian leader said Thaksin was treated unjustly and was homeless as a result.
He also said Thailand had allowed Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy, his political rival, to attack him from Thai soil.
Chavanont said the Foreign Ministry’s statement will outline the facts about Thaksin because Hun Sen might have been given incorrect information, leading to a misunderstanding and uncomfortable feelings between Thailand and Cambodia.
Chavanont said the government had nothing to do with Sam Rainsy being invited to speak at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand. Moreover, Sam Rainsy, unlike Thaksin, was not a convicted criminal and could enter the country as an ordinary tourist. Thai army chief, Anupong Paochinda, said the so far the situation at Cambodia-Thai border is normal. One Cambodian soldier told DAP News Cambodia that so far the situation on the Cambodian is still normal. “We have not seen the irregular situation and action of Thai army at the border.”
However, the Cambodian forces confirmed that Cambodia is ready to fight back if the Thais attack.
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