Thursday, August 19, 2010

Thailand declines Asean help in border dispute

August 19, 2010
The Nation & Agence France Presse

Thailand insisted yesterday it could solve the conflict with Cambodia over the Preah Vihear Temple bilaterally without the involvement of any third party.

The Foreign Ministry would send a letter to the Asean chair, Vietnam, soon to explain that bilateral mechanisms it has with Cambodia are sufficient to settle the border dispute peacefully, said deputy spokesman Thani Thongpakdi.

The letter to the Asean chair would be in the line with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's notes to the United Nations recently which insisted the two countries would not use force to solve the border conflict, he said.

Vietnam, as the current chair of the regional grouping, said on Tuesday Asean members are holding talks on a request from Cambodia to help resolve a potentially deadly border dispute with Thailand.
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