The premier made the remarks to the lower house of Parliament as he clarified the border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops which continued for six days, with scores of casualties on both sides.
Mr Abhisit reasserted to the Thai lawmakers that the clashes occurred because Cambodian soldiers opened fire at Thai troops and the army is obligated to retaliate to protect the country’s sovereignty in accordance with international practice.
The premier said Thailand has no problem with the talks with its neighbour, but negotiations must be based on the sincerity of both parties.
Since the clashes erupted last Friday, there have been no talks between the two sides, until yesterday, but Cambodia has contacted us and said it wanted talk to take place between the defence ministers of both countries, Mr Abhisit said.
This is a good sign, but the fighting still continue, so we told them to stop the shooting first and repeated our stance to Phnom Penh that Thailand will never invade the neighbour but will not allow any invasion by other, according to Thai premier.
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