A Cambodian academic has called on the Cambodian government to use economic leverage to put pressures on Thailand to punish Thailand for its unwillingness to resolve the border issues peacefully and for its use of cluster bombs against Cambodian troops during the armed clashes on 4-7 February, 2011.
Dr. Sok Touch (pictured), a political scientist from Royal Academy of Cambodia, said the fact that Thai troops have used cluster bombs against Cambodia shows that Thailand intended to destroy Cambodia and the life of the Cambodian people. He said Thailand has a huge trade surplus with Cambodia with Thailand exporting over $2 billions worth of goods to Cambodia versus $250 million worth of goods Cambodia exported to Thailand. As such the Cambodian government should put some sort of economic pressures on Thailand by banning or restricting Thai exports to Cambodia.
He has also appealed to the UN to impose some sort of economic sanctions against Thailand similar to the economic sanctions imposed on some countries in the Middle East.
By Khmerization
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