BANGKOK, May 6 (Xinhua)
-- Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said Friday he would discuss the
Thai-Cambodian border disputes with his Cambodian and Indonesian
counterparts during the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia from May 7 to 8.
Speaking prior to his departure, Kasit
stated that he would attend a preparatory meeting with other ASEAN
foreign ministers to assess the political, social, cultural as well as
economic and security outlooks for ASEAN leaders.
The foreign minister added that he would
discuss the Thai- Cambodian border spat with Indonesian and Cambodian
counterparts -- Marty M Natalegawa and Hor Namhong respectively as
already agreed upon.
The progress of a plan to assign Indonesian observers in the disputed areas would also be raised, he added.
The minister confirmed that Thailand was
always ready to negotiate with Cambodia. He hoped that Cambodian Prime
Minister Hun Sen would resume the negotiation for better relations and
unity of the ASEAN Community.
Following a deadly cross-border fighting
from Feb. 4 to 7, Thai, Cambodian and Indonesian foreign ministers
attended the UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting in New York on Feb. 14
to discuss the conflicts. UNSC meeting urged Thailand and Cambodia to
establish "permanent ceasefire" and asked Indonesia to facilitate the
talks.
As a result, the ASEAN informal
ministerial meeting on Feb. 22 resolved that Thailand and Cambodia
should hold talks and Indonesia offered to deploy observer team along
the border to implement permanent truce.
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