7/04/2011
Bangkok Post
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya is to outline the military’s opposition to Indonesian border observers with his Jakarta counterpart on Saturday.
Mr Kasit is scheduled to attend an Asean-Japan meeting in Jakarta to discuss assistance for disaster-stricken Japan.
However, he will take the opportunity to meet his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa to discuss Indonesia’s role in the Thai-Cambodian conflict over the 4.6-square-kilometre area around Preah Vihear temple.
Mr Kasit has agreed with Phnom Penh and Jakarta that Indonesian observers could inspect the area.
However, the Thai military is upset with the minister’s move as he had not first consulted them on the issue. Military top brass announced on Tuesday that they would not allow Indonesian observers to enter the disputed area.
Mr Kasit said yesterday the Foreign Ministry agreed with the stance of the security forces.
He said 15 Indonesian observers would be each deployed in Thailand and Cambodia. They would be allowed to approach the disputed area but would not be permitted to enter it. They must not be armed or wear a military uniform but arrive as diplomats.
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