Thai wants to share the name and called it Phra Viharn-Preah Vihear
Posted by admin on Feb-3-20094/02/20
By THANIDA TANSUBHAPOL
Bangkok Post
Negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia over Preah Vihear have stumbled over the spelling of the name of the famed ancient temple.
A Thai official said yesterday officials of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission were trying to find a way around the problem so border negotiations could proceed.
Vasin Teeravechyan, who chairs the commission, said a solution acceptable to the two countries would be found.
Thailand insists on using “the Temple of Phra Viharn-Preah Vihear” on documents used in the negotiations. Cambodian officials strongly object, saying Preah Vihear is internationally accepted.
Mr Vasin, who is a retired Foreign Ministry official, said the name proposed by Thailand was very common in international negotiations on the issue.
The Temple of Phra Viharn-Preah Vihear has been approved by parliament for the framework negotiations with Cambodia. Thailand will use it in documents to be signed with Cambodia.
The meeting will be concluded today.
The two countries have been unable to settle on a plan to reduce troops in the disputed area which covers 4.6 square kilometres between Kantharalak district in Si Sa Ket and the Cambodian province of Preah Vihear.
Mr Vasin refused further comment on the issue. But earlier he said Cambodia had told the meeting it had no soldiers stationed in the area.
The Cambodia delegation is led by Senior Minister Var Kim Hong.
Despite the disagreement over the name of the temple, the two countries will set up another team to survey the borderline for demarcation between Nam Yuen district in Ubon Ratchathani and Phu Sing district in Si Sa Ket, which is 195km long.
Thailand and Cambodia have already formed a survey team to study the disputed area near the ancient temple which was the scene of a military clash last year.
A plan to reduce the number of soldiers near the disputed area is expected to be included in talks when Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan visits Phnom Penh on Friday.
I do not blame on PM Hun Sen for increasing military budget. Cambodia does not need to spend too much money on military equipments, just enough to defend itself. The world already saw Cambodia soldiers were poor equiped.
[...] Prime Minister Hun Sen is also using the Preah Vihear issue to ask for more military funds. And the renewed conflict between the two countries fits into Hun Sen’s “development [...]
PM Hun Sen has an obligation to defend Cambodia’s sovereighty. This is a time for Cambodia to reform its arm forces. Look! Cambodia soldiers are equiped with poor, old weapons. On TV, I saw most of them wore sandals and their guns were rusted. How can they defend themselves?
Cambodia is poor equipped like this, then Thailand can accuse that Cambodia want to invaded thailand .
Oh!! A crazy Thai nation, the nation that like war.
It dont want to live in peace.
Welcome crazy Thai .
Hun Sen did announce that the Cambodian armed forces will get a new shipment of arms by the end of October. Do you smell something here?
I can smell the Chinese are on the Cambodian side too! Rest assure Khmer brothers, if either the Chinese or the Viets on your side then the Thais will have to chicken out!!!
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