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Cambodia Urges Multi-Talk Party for Border
Monday, 09 August 2010 08:31 DAP-NEWS / Soy Sophea
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, AUGUST 9, 2010- After sending a letter to inform heads of United Nation, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday called on an international talk to settle a two-year-long disputed border between Cambodia and Thailand.
PM Hun Sen said that there was only an international talk could solve Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple dispute as the bilateral talk with Thailand failed to resolve it.
“I call on an international talk including ASEAN, UN’s Security Council, International Court of Justice and Paris Accord’s country members,” he said, adding the two party talks was out of control when Thailand ignored a three-time meeting between the two nations’ foreign affair ministers.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit on August 7 told his fellows at public gathering in Bangkok that his government would cancel its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cambodia, as it showed disadvantage of Thailand, adding that if the border talks failed, it would use diplomatic and military measures to settle it.
PM Hun Sen on Sunday sent letter to UN’s Security Council President Vitaly Churkin, and UN’s General Assembly President Ali Abdussalam Treki to inform about Thailand would use arms to resolve the border.
Cambodia won Preah Vihear temple at International Court of Justice in June 15, 1962.
Cambodia Is Ready to Defense Its Territory If Thai Uses Forces to Settle Disputed Borders
Sunday, 08 August 2010 15:02 DAP-NEWS
PHNOM PENH, August 8, 2010 (PQRU) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen wrote to the United Nations on Sunday that Phnom Penh is ready to use “its legitimate rights to defense its sovereignty and territorial integrity in case of deliberate acts of aggression”, said the letter.
Hun Sen wrote to President of the United Nations General Assembly, Ali Abdussalam Treki, and Vitaly Churkin, President of the United Nations Security Council, concerning to Thailand Prime Minister threatened to use force to settle the disputed border with Cambodia, it said.
“By seriously threatening to use military forces against Cambodia to settle the problem of the border, Thailand fragrantly violates Article 2.3 and 2.4 of the United Nations Charter,” said the letter of Cambodian Prime Minister wrote to the United Nations.
Hun Sen, who has been in power over the last 20 years, said “Cambodia, for its part, reaffirmed its constant policy not to use armed forces to settle any problem with neighboring countries.”
But “Cambodia, nonetheless, reserves its legitimate rights to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity in case of deliberate acts of aggression,” said the letter.
Hun Sen asked the United Nations to circulate the letter to all members of the United Nations Security Council for information, said the letter.
The letter cited Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva who said on August 7 during a public meeting with the “People’s Alliance for Democracy” declared openly that “… About the land encroachment, we will cancel the MOU if the problem can’t be settled. We will use both diplomatic and military means”.
The Cambodian letter said the two Asian nations signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 2000 for the demarcation of their border lines.
Cambodia also cited the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 15 June 1962 ruled that “the Temple of Preah Vihear is situated in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia.”
“Thailand is under an obligation to withdraw any military or police forces, or other guards or keepers, stationed by her at the Temple, or in its vicinity on Cambodian territory,” the letter quoted the ICJ’s judgment.
Hun Sen also said in the letter that Thailand “is violating the ICJ’s judgment” by “currently maintain its soldiers in the Keo Sikkhakiri Svara pagoda of Cambodia, situated only about 300 meters from the Temple of Preah Vihear, well inside the Cambodian territory.”
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