By Cheang Sokha
The Phnom Penh Post
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong said Tuesday that Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was right to say that Thailand has not lost any territory to Cambodia during border talks between the two countries.
"It is true that in the border negotiations Thailand did not lose land to Cambodia," Hor Namhong told reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "I think this is a positive point for Thai people because in the past, Thai opposition members have claimed that [as a result of] the negotiations, Thailand has lost land to Cambodia."
On Monday, Abhisit was quoted by Thai media as saying that Thailand has not lost any territory to date around the disputed Thai-Cambodian border area near Preah Vihear temple.
Abhisit also ordered his foreign minister, Kasit Piromya, to speak Monday night on national television to explain the details of border negotiations that were approved by the Thai parliament last week.
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