KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia, May 18, 2011 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) said Wednesday that Cambodia hopes the upcoming Thai government will use international legal mechanism to solve the border disputes. The premier said that for the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, only one way to settle is the interpretation of the verdict in 1962 by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Cambodia had already submitted the request to ICJ for verdict interpretation on Preah Vihear temple on April 27. "And the disputes at the 13th century Ta Mon temple and Ta Krabei temple in Oddar Meanchey province, if they are not solved soon, I hope that when the new Thai government is formed after the July 3 election, we can invite each other to the ICJ, it will be the peaceful way, or the fighting will be endless," he said during a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a China- funded road No. 41. "I hope that the next Thai government will be able to settle its internal issues and will not bring dispute to outside and be willing to solve dispute with its neighboring countries," he added. The premier stressed that Cambodia desires to have a border of peace, friendship and cooperation with Thailand as it has with Vietnam and Laos. Cambodian and Thai border has never been completely demarcated. The conflict has occurred just a week after Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008, due to Thai's claiming of the ownership of 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of scrub next to the temple. Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulted in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides. The two sides agreed to accept Indonesian observers to monitor a ceasefire on their respective border side on Feb 22 at the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta, but the deployment was always delayed because Thailand demanded that Cambodian soldiers and locals be withdrawn from the disputed area of 4.6 sq km near the temple first. The latest flare-up had occurred from April 22 until May 3 at the 13th century Ta Moan temple and Ta Krabei temple in Oddar Meanchey province, leaving 19 people on both sides killed and nearly 100,000 civilians fled homes for safe shelters.Wednesday, May 18, 2011
KAMPONG SPEU, Cambodia, May 18, 2011 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (pictured) said Wednesday that Cambodia hopes the upcoming Thai government will use international legal mechanism to solve the border disputes. The premier said that for the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple, only one way to settle is the interpretation of the verdict in 1962 by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Cambodia had already submitted the request to ICJ for verdict interpretation on Preah Vihear temple on April 27. "And the disputes at the 13th century Ta Mon temple and Ta Krabei temple in Oddar Meanchey province, if they are not solved soon, I hope that when the new Thai government is formed after the July 3 election, we can invite each other to the ICJ, it will be the peaceful way, or the fighting will be endless," he said during a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a China- funded road No. 41. "I hope that the next Thai government will be able to settle its internal issues and will not bring dispute to outside and be willing to solve dispute with its neighboring countries," he added. The premier stressed that Cambodia desires to have a border of peace, friendship and cooperation with Thailand as it has with Vietnam and Laos. Cambodian and Thai border has never been completely demarcated. The conflict has occurred just a week after Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008, due to Thai's claiming of the ownership of 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of scrub next to the temple. Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulted in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides. The two sides agreed to accept Indonesian observers to monitor a ceasefire on their respective border side on Feb 22 at the ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta, but the deployment was always delayed because Thailand demanded that Cambodian soldiers and locals be withdrawn from the disputed area of 4.6 sq km near the temple first. The latest flare-up had occurred from April 22 until May 3 at the 13th century Ta Moan temple and Ta Krabei temple in Oddar Meanchey province, leaving 19 people on both sides killed and nearly 100,000 civilians fled homes for safe shelters.
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