Source: Straitstimes
A THAI official said the Cambodian government has to meet three conditions before the the Thai government will send its ambassador back to Phnom Penh, reports said on Tuesday.
Government spokesman Panithan Wattanayakorn said the release of pardoned spy Sivarak Chutipong was the first step toward restoring diplomatic relations, reported The Bangkok Post.
However, ambassador Prasas Prasasvinitchai would return to Phnom Penh only if Cambodia rectified its stated opinion about Thailand's justice system, and its politics, and dismissed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from the position of economic eo the Cambodian government.
'The government may send a first secretary back to the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh back if Cambodia wishes to improve bilateral ties, but I cannot confirm that it would be the same person,' Mr Wattanayakorn said.
Last month, Kamrob Palawatwichai, the first secretary of the Thai embassy in Cambodia, was expelled by Cambodia for his involvement in obtaining Thaksin's flight plan.
Mr Panithan also said that Mr Kamrob had tried to contact Sivarak on his arrival back in Thailand.
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