Cambodia on Thursday afternoon sent a
group of 47 armed forces to Thailand to join the Ayara Guardian 2011, a
multi-national peace-keeping exercise, which runs from June 13 to July
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Speaking during a see-off ceremony at the Phnom Penh International Airport, Prak Sokhon, Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers and chairman of the National Coordination Committee of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation, said that the exercise would be a good chance for Cambodian troops to learn from senior military trainers from the United States, Indonesia, and the United Nations.
"Our participation in international exercises is to strengthen our military capacity and to keep up with the evolution of military skills from other countries," he said.
The dispatch of the troops to Thailand occurred at a time when Cambodian and Thailand troops are still confronting over the border dispute.
"The peacekeeping exercise in Thailand is for humanitarian activities only under the umbrella of the United Nations, not relevant to the border issue," said Prak Sokhon.
Cambodia and Thailand have had a border conflict just a week after Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was listed as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.
Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulting in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides.
Source:Xinhua
Speaking during a see-off ceremony at the Phnom Penh International Airport, Prak Sokhon, Secretary of State for the Council of Ministers and chairman of the National Coordination Committee of the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation, said that the exercise would be a good chance for Cambodian troops to learn from senior military trainers from the United States, Indonesia, and the United Nations.
"Our participation in international exercises is to strengthen our military capacity and to keep up with the evolution of military skills from other countries," he said.
The dispatch of the troops to Thailand occurred at a time when Cambodian and Thailand troops are still confronting over the border dispute.
"The peacekeeping exercise in Thailand is for humanitarian activities only under the umbrella of the United Nations, not relevant to the border issue," said Prak Sokhon.
Cambodia and Thailand have had a border conflict just a week after Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was listed as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.
Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulting in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides.
Source:Xinhua
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