AFP & Thanida Tansubhapol
JAKARTA : Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong yesterday expressed disappointment over Thailand’s refusal to accept Indonesian military observers into the disputed area on the Thai-Cambodian border.
”If Thailand really wishes to have a ceasefire at the border, why should they hesitate to receive Indonesian observers?” he asked reporters in Jakarta ahead of an Asean meeting on the relief response to tsunami-ravaged Japan.
”Every time there’s an armed clash, they always accuse Cambodia of starting the fighting. If this is the case, why don’t they accept Indonesia as a mediator?” he said.
At an informal Asean Foreign Ministers’ meeting on Feb 22, Thailand and Cambodia agreed to accept Indonesian observers into a flashpoint section of the border where heavy fighting erupted the same month.
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