Troop pullout will take time
Plan to withdraw troops from the disputed area near Preah Vihear will take weeks as Thai govt’s order is needed, according to AFP and Bangkok Post yesterday.
“Both countries need to pass their domestic legitimacy processes,” ministry spokesman Tharit Charunvat told AFP.
A Thai army chief told Reuters he was waiting an order from the govt to pull out. “When the government says withdraw, we will immediately do so,” said Anupong Paochinda.
“For our side, there is no problem at all,” Cambodian PM Hun Sen told AP in the capital, Phnom Penh, adding, “the issue is up to Thailand to decide when to act. For us, anytime.”
Three steps will be taken for the withdrawal after a special commission is set up, a Cambodian official told Xinhua Tuesday. “The discussion will be held in three steps, first demining work, second demarcation and finally withdrawal,” he said on condition of anonymity.
Meanwhile, a Khmer language daily newspaper reported there were several gunshots by the Thai black-clad paramilitary officers stationed along the two countries’ border in Samlot village, Samlot commune, Samlot district, Battambang. That happened at 8:20am on Jul 28, just a few hours before the bilateral talks began between Cambodian and Thai foreign minister, Kampuchea Thmey reported. The shootings were meant to provoke return of fire by Cambodian troops, said the Cambodian chief of the Cambodian military police in Battambang. Cambodia did not fall prey to this, Lieutenant-Colonel Um Dara concluded.
See also:
- Thailand ‘undecided’ on troop withdrawal from Cambodian border, ABC News
- Cambodian PM: Problems of border dispute on Thai side, Xinhua
- Thailand pleased with outcome of temple talk with Cambodia, DPA
- Cambodian soldiers fed up waiting for fight to take place…, Kampuchea Thmey (republished on KI Media)
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