Very good, Khmerization Junior! Thank you.
Vichea On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 10:13 PM, khmerization junior < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thailand needs to show it is > sincere<http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2008/10/thailand-needs-to-show-it-is-sincere.html> > Opinion > by Khmerization > 19th October 2008 > > Letter to the editor, > Bangkok Post > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "The peaceful resolutions to the present conflict is possible only if > Thailand abide by its commitments to a diplomatic and peaceful solution. If > Thailand continues its military aggressions and encroachments, armed > conflict is inevitable. Thailand must practise what it had preached to > Cambodia, and that is stop sending troops into Cambodian territories and > start withdrawing." > > > > Dear Sir, > > The article published in the Bangkok Post on Sunday October 19th, 2008 > titled "Cambodia needs to show it is > sincere<http://khmerization.blogspot.com/2008/10/some-sincerity-please.html>", > written by Thanida Tansubhapol is lopsided, one-sided and most importantly, > ill-informed. It is Thailand, and not Cambodia, who needs to be sincere > regarding the resolution of the Preah Vihear conflict. > > While Cambodia has been very patient with the continued Thai encroachments > and sincere all along in the negotiations, Thailand has been very deceitful. > Thailand has steadfastly refused to withdraw its troops from the Cambodian > territories during the many fruitless talks in the past. On the contrary, > Thailand has chosen military solutions instead of diplomacy when it sent its > troops to occupy the Preah Vihear areas on the 15th of July this year. > Thailand has employed a macho-man and strong armed tactics to bully Cambodia > over Ta Moan Thom and Ta Krabey temples, Phnom Trop and Veal Entry which > culminated into a deadly fire-fight on the 15th of October. Where is > Thailand's sincerity? > > The lack of sincerity on the part of Thailand was evident in the fact that > it has steadfastly refused to withdraw its troops from the occupied > territories and Thailand's relentless attempts to block Cambodia's efforts > to resolve the dispute through diplomacy, like through the UN Security > Council and legal means, such as the International Court of Justice. > Thailand, instead, has chosen to flex its military muscles, even during Mr. > Sompong Amornvivat's talks with PM Hun Sen on the 13th, two days before the > deadly fighting, Thailand had sent in their troops to cross the borderlines > which resulted in Mr. Hun Sen issuing an ultimatum for Thai troops to be > withdrawn. These kinds of military bullying and armed provocations have > escalated into the fighting on the 15th. Again, where is Thailand's > sincerity? > > Cambodian should accept Malaysia's and Indonesia's offer of a mediation. > Cambodia can show them the documents and maps from the 1904-1908 treaty. > Cambodia can bring those Malaysian and Indonesian mediators to the sites of > the conflicts and show them the 1904-1908 maps to locate whether they are > locating inside Cambodia or inside Thailand. This is one way that Cambodia > can prove to the world of Thai encroachments and Thai aggressions. > > The key point in any peaceful resolutions to the conflict be would that > Thailand allows diplomacy to run its course, whether bilateral, regional or > international. For any diplomacy to run its course successfully, Thailand > must first withdraw all its troops from the territories it has occupied and > return the situation to normalcy, and that is the pre-15th of July 2008 > status quo. > > Thailand has vehemently opposed to the internalisation of the Khmer-Thai > conflict because Thailand has no legal basis in which to fight for the > ownership of the territories that they have claimed. Thailand has refused to > negotiate based on the documents from the Khmer-Thai treaty of 1904-1908 > because the territories that Thai troops have occupied are located inside > Cambodia, according to the maps from the 1904-1908 treaty. If Thailand is > sincere enough, it would have withdrawn its troops from the Cambodian > territories, then set up a joint border commission with Cambodia to > demarcate the borders, using the internationally-recognised documents of the > 1904-1908 treaty between the two countries. > > The peaceful resolutions to the present conflict is possible only if > Thailand abide by its commitments to a diplomatic and peaceful solution. If > Thailand continues its military aggressions and encroachments, armed > conflict is inevitable. Thailand must practise what it had preached to > Cambodia, and that is stop sending troops into Cambodian territories and > start withdrawing. Then demarcations of the border can proceed by using the > documents and maps from the internationally-recognised treaty of 1904-1908 > signed between the two countries. If Thailand is sincere enough, this is the > way to go and the border issues can be settled peacefully. The solution this > way will bring about a long lasting and good neighbourly co-existence > between the two countries. Military solutions, which currently employed by > Thailand, can only lead to bloodshed and misery for the people of the two > countries. Military occupations by Thai troops need to be stopped! > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ The articles and commentaries on this forum reflect only the personal opinion(s) of the poster(s) and not that of any organization or group with which the moderator(s) is (are) affiliated. A forwarded message or event may be posted for informational/educational purposes. Unless specifically stated, no endorsement of the posted opinions/events should be implied. 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