Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong has said that Cambodia welcomesThailand 's intention to ask Indonesia to send observers to the Thaitroops’ base in the disputed area near the Preah Vihear Temple.
Thailand ’s agreement to receive the observersis a positive step, said Hor Namhong on February 21, before departingfor the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta , Indonesia , toseek ways of dealing with the border dispute between Cambodia andThailand .
The minister also stated that Cambodia is confident that ASEAN will meditate during the negotiations.
Thailand’s daily newspaper ‘The Nation’ on February 20 quotedThailand’s Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya as saying that Bangkok wouldask Indonesia, the current chair of ASEAN, to dispatch observers tobecome embed with the Thai troops at the border where the clashes withCambodian soldiers took place.
The observers will be on hand to ensure that the ceasefire is adhered to, said Kasit Piromya.
At a meeting on February 19, the Thai Army’s Chief-of-Staff GeneralDaopong Rattanasuwon and Cambodia’s Deputy Supreme Commander General JiaDara agreed to hold a ceasefire in the area near the 11 th centurytemple, a world heritage site.
The Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations, includes Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia ,Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailandand Vietnam. /.
Thailand ’s agreement to receive the observersis a positive step, said Hor Namhong on February 21, before departingfor the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta , Indonesia , toseek ways of dealing with the border dispute between Cambodia andThailand .
The minister also stated that Cambodia is confident that ASEAN will meditate during the negotiations.
Thailand’s daily newspaper ‘The Nation’ on February 20 quotedThailand’s Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya as saying that Bangkok wouldask Indonesia, the current chair of ASEAN, to dispatch observers tobecome embed with the Thai troops at the border where the clashes withCambodian soldiers took place.
The observers will be on hand to ensure that the ceasefire is adhered to, said Kasit Piromya.
At a meeting on February 19, the Thai Army’s Chief-of-Staff GeneralDaopong Rattanasuwon and Cambodia’s Deputy Supreme Commander General JiaDara agreed to hold a ceasefire in the area near the 11 th centurytemple, a world heritage site.
The Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations, includes Brunei , Cambodia , Indonesia ,Laos , Malaysia , Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailandand Vietnam. /.
