Defence Minister Prawit Songsuwon (left) and Cambodia's Deputy PM Tea Banh
Wassana Nanuam
Bangkok Post
The Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee (GBC) meeting must be held in Indonesia only, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tea Banh said on Tuesday.
Tea Banh, in saying this, turned down Thai Defence Minister Prawit Songsuwon’s proposal for the 8th GBC, which was supposed to be hosted by Cambodia this year, to be held bilaterally in either Cambodia or Thailand.
He said at this stage talks between Thailand and Cambodia cannot be held bilaterally because it is a resolution of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for Indonesia to act as a mediator.
“Therefore, I will talk to Thailand only in the presence of Indonesian mediators and in Indonesia only,” he said.
Moreover, it is Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen not to hold bilateral talks with Thailand, be it the GBC or the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting, Gen Tea Banh said in an interview with Bangkok Post in Phnom Penh.
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