Round 2 may flop

By noon today, the round-two negotiation between Cambodia and Thailand on border conflict had not yielded any fruitful result, Cambodia told reporters (Bangkok Post, AP).

“Cambodia is not happy. Neither side is happy,” said A senior Cambodian official who spoke on condition of anonymity, according to Bangkok Post. “On the Thai side, the new foreign minister has not enough capacity to talk with the veteran Cambodian Foreign Minister.”

“We have discussed many points but we have not reached a solution yet,” Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong told AP.

The exact points in disagreement were not reported and negotiation was still going on. 

AP mentioned Thailand rejected the French map on which the ICJ was based for its Preah Vihear ruling in 1962 in favor of Cambodia, arguing it was drawn up by a colonial power to its own advantage. 

The map was accepted voluntarily by Thailand in its various agreements with France and Cambodia in various stages: 1904, 1907, 1937, 1947, 1962 and 1991 when the Paris Peace Accord was signed, Cambodia’s Border Committee Sean Pengse told RFA in an interview on Jul 25. Thailand itself was involved in the drawing of the map, he added.

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