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| Now shake hands like good boys: Overseen by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (centre), Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (left) shakes hands with Thai counterpart Kasit Piromya in Jakarta on Tuesday |
25/02/2011
Saritdet Marukatat
Bangkok Post
Thailand benefits from the decision by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to dispatch Indonesian observers to both sides of the border with Cambodia.
Phnom Penh may claim victory from the outcome of Tuesday’s meeting in Jakarta, to have a third party involved in the border spat with its neighbouring rival, when the Asean foreign ministers agreed to the future presence of the observers.
The meeting led by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa welcomes “the invitation by both Cambodia and Thailand for observers from Indonesia, current chair of Asean, to respective sides of the affected areas of the Cambodia-Thailand border, to observe the commitment by both sides to avoid further armed clashes between them…,” said the chair statement released after the talks. Indonesia holds the Asean chairmanship this year.
But Bangkok seems to benefit more from the decision, as the team of observers from Indonesia will put an end to Cambodian accusations of “Thai aggression” during the armed clashes which began on Feb 4.
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