9 Mar, 2011
Source: Bangkok Post
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva hopes a Thai-Cambodian Joint Border Commission meeting to be held in Indonesia late this month will be a starting point in easing tension along the frontier between the two countries.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongphakdi said on Tuesday that Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa had informed the ministry that Cambodia had agreed to attend the JBC meeting.
The meeting was earlier scheduled for Feb 27 but it was postponed after Cambodia said it wanted intervention by the international community.
"I hope the meeting will help ease tension between the two countries," Mr Abhisit said.
The prime minister said his government was firm in its stand the Thai-Cambodian conflict should be solved through negotiations at a bilateral level.
However, he would have no objection if the talks were observed by representatives from Indonesia, the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
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