Cambodia had no intent to end land dispute, says MFA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Cambodia lacked any real intent to use bilateral mechanisms to solve the ongoing border dispute, while the 2nd Army Region insisted it would not adhere to the 1:200,000-scale map that Cambodia has cited.

- PORAMET TANGSATHAPORN

In comments made yesterday, MFA spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura stated that the meeting reflected Thailand’s serious intention to protect the interests of both nations through bilateral mechanisms.

He said Cambodia, however, had not responded to that intention. It failed to discuss the four disputed areas along the border: Ta Muen Thom, Ta Muen Toch, Ta Kwai and Chong Bok and instead chose to have them ruled on by the International Court of Justice (ICJ).