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| Abhisit urges Phnom Penh to listen to UN Security Council |
| 2011-02-16 |
| [Straits Times] CAMBODIA should listen and do what the UN Security Council (UNSC) has called for to settle the deadly border disputes with Thailand, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Tuesday. Mr Abhisit was speaking after UNSC hosted a closed door session, at the request of Cambodia, on Monday with foreign ministers of Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia, in an attempt to mediate the border festivities which erupted on Feb 1. After the meeting, the UNSC called for a 'permanent ceasefire' between Thailand and Cambodia and called on the two sides to display maximum restraint and avoid any action that may aggravate the situation. They were also called for both sides to resolve the situation peacefully and through effective dialogue. 'Now, Cambodia should listen to the UNSC's recommendations because it's Cambodia that called for the UN to step in. The country should now respect the UNSC which called for us to start dialogue in order to settle the dispute peacefully,' the premier said. He also said he expected Cambodia will agree to talk about the issue when Asean foreign ministers meet in their annual meeting in Jakarta on Feb 22. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 IIRC PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > THAI-CAMBODIAN TEMPLE BORDER CONFLICT IS NOT IN CHINA'S INTERESTS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-02-16 23:56 |