Bangkok Post
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva wants Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti to continue working as the government’s chief negotiator with Unesco on the disputed Preah Vihear temple, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Tuesday.
“If Mr Suwit insists that he will resign, he would have to discuss it with the prime minister,” Mr Kasit said.
The minister said he was not at odds with Mr Suwit as they had conflicting ideas at times. All issues concerning Preah Vihear were not dealt went through the cabinet’s consideration, not just the foreign and natural resources and environment ministries.
Mr Kasit said he and Mr Suwit talked openly for a few hours yesterday and they had no problems with the differences.
When reporters asked Mr Kasit whether the disagreement came about when Mr Suwit disagreed with the plan to joint list Preah Vihear with Cambodia, he said the issue had yet to be resolved.
The minister said he had met with the Unesco representatives and reiterated Thailand’s stance that the Preah Vihear management plan proposed by Cambodia should be put off or scrapped as the border negotiation between both countries had not finalised yet.
He said the temple management plan, if carried out, would violate the sovereignty of Thailand. If negotiations are not over, there might be conflicts, which would not be unusal.
He insisted that Thailand has not lost its sovereignty.
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