Bangkok Post
EDITORIAL
The seldom invigorating diplomacy between Bangkok and Phnom Penh has hit another low point. Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong spoke to reporters in Jakarta on the weekend, reminding them that pretty well every negative development is all Thailand’s fault.
In addition, he can’t trust Thailand, because he finds them difficult to deal with. All this and much more came hours before meetings with Thailand and other Asean members. The Cambodian minister declared all efforts to raise the diplomatic conversation to be a failure, even before they took place.
This was hardly the first time a senior member of the Cambodian or Thai governments has misspoken about bilateral relations. It was a timely reminder of the dreary exchanges between the two governments, and their attempts to use the media to carry their messages.
Hor Namhong’s undiplomatic words also indicated that Cambodia is not all that serious about its attempts to internationalise the border disputes with Thailand.
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