PHNOM PENH, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — Cambodia will ask ASEAN to send observers to the disputed areas between Cambodia and Thailand near Preah Vihear temple to ensure a permanent cease fire, Hor Namhong, minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, said on Wednesday.
“I will ask for ASEAN observers to the area in order to control and ensure a permanent cease fire,” Hor Namhong said at Phnom Penh International Airport upon his arrival from the meeting of United Nations Security Council in New York on Cambodian-Thai border conflict. He said, “We will wait and see if Thailand accepts this suggestion or not, we will know the real ambition of Thailand. “
On Feb. 22, there will be a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers focusing on Cambodia-Thai conflict.
“If Thailand accuses Cambodia of invasion and firing first, it should not reject observers to ensure a permanent cease fire,” Hor Namhong added.
“From now on, I will ask ASEAN chair or representative to join every meeting between Cambodia and Thailand,” he said, adding that “Even the meeting of Cambodia-Thailand Border Commission, there must be a representative from ASEAN to join too because we have negotiated a lot with Thailand from 2008 to 2010, it was useless, the negotiations reached agreement, but they don’t implement, taking excuse that their parliament do not pass.“
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