Sunday, 20 February 2011

PM: Thailand won’t lose territory


via CAAI

Published: 20/02/2011
The ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia will not make the country lose its territory as some fear, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva insited on Sunday morning.

In his “Confidence in Thailand with PM Abhisit” weekly programme on NBT, Mr Abhisit said the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) believed that Thailand and Cambodia can settle the border dispute trough bilateral talks.

The UNSC also allowed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to hold a meeting on the border conflict this Tuesday, Feb 22, he added.

On the concerns that Thailand could lose its territory if the government signs a ceasefire agreement with the neighbouring country, Mr Abhisit said any agreement to be made by the government will be only fore bringing about peace.

“The agreement will not lead to any lose of Thai soil as speculated”, he said.

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