poipet, Banteay Meanchey province – Cambodian and Thai officials met Friday to discuss ongoing disputes over the mutual frontier and the construction of a casino on the Cambodian side of the border.
Thai delegates from the Thai-Cambodian Border Coordination Office and senior Cambodian army members met for two hours.
Var Kim Hong, head of border negotiations for the Cambodian Foreign Ministry also visited Poipet on Friday on a border fact-finding mission, but did not attend the meeting, he said.
High on the agenda was the issue of a casino being constructed in Cambodia near the border crossing.
An 18-member Cambodian delegation went to Sakeo province in Thailand last month to discuss the casino, said Nhiek Kim Chhun, Banteay Meanchey second deputy governor.
Thai officials had threatened to close the Poipet border in protest of the construction, which they say is affecting the boundaries and poses a threat to Thai villagers living across the river from the casino construction.
A Thai diplomat in Phnom Penh said that Thai officials want builders to ensure the banks of the river will not be damaged by construction. If the river fills in it could cause future flooding in Thai villages, the diplomat said.
Chhum Sareth, deputy chief of the relations office between Thailand and Cambodia at the RCAF Border Affairs department, said after the meeting Thailand has requested more discussion regarding the division of a small island in the middle of the river.
The Thais have also requested the casino’s construction company reinforce the banks on the Cambodian side of the river.
Bun Seng, RCAF commander of Military Region 5, said both sides will now prepare documents for a meeting in May of the Joint Border Committee in Phnom Penh.
, but declined to give further details.
Thai-Cambodians Meet Over Border Dispute
Kevin Doyle and Thet Sambath
the cambodia daily
Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province – Cambodian and Thai officials met in this trading town Friday to discuss ongoing disputes over the mutual frontier and the construction of a casino on the Cambodian side of the border.
Thai delegates from the Thai-Cambodian Border Coordination Office and senior members of the Cambodian army met here for two hours Friday morning.
Var Kim Hong, head of border negotiations for the Cambodian Foreign Ministry also visited Poipet on Friday on a border fact-finding mission but did not attend the meeting, he said.
High on the meeting’s agenda was the issue of a casino being constructed on the Cambodian side of the border a few hundred meters from the official border crossing.
An 18-member Cambodian delegation went to Sakeo province in Thailand last month to discuss problems arising from the casino’s construction, said Nhiek Kim Chhun, Banteay Meanchey second deputy governor.
Thai officials had threatened to close the Poipet border in protest of the casino construction, which they say is affecting the border’s boundaries and poses a threat to Thai villagers living on the opposite side of the small river which the casino’s construction backs on to, officials say.
A Thai diplomat in Phnom Penh said Thursday that Thai officials want builders to ensure the banks of the river will not be damaged by the construction. If the river fills in it could cause future flooding in Thai villages, the diplomat said.
Chhum Sareth, deputy chief of the relations office between Thailand and Cambodia at the RCAF Border Affairs department, said here after the meeting that Thailand has requested further discussion regarding the division of a small island in the middle of the river.
The Thais have also requested the casino’s construction company reinforce the banks on the Cambodian side of the river to prevent falling debris from blocking the river.
Bun Seng, RCAF commander of Military Region 5, said both sides will now prepare documents for a meeting in May of the Joint Border Committee in Phnom Penh, but declined to give further details.
Thai-Cambodians Meet Over Border Dispute
Kevin Doyle and Thet Sambath
the cambodia daily
Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province – Cambodian and Thai officials met in this trading town Friday to discuss ongoing disputes over the mutual frontier and the construction of a casino on the Cambodian side of the border.
Thai delegates from the Thai-Cambodian Border Coordination Office and senior members of the Cambodian army met here for two hours Friday morning.
Var Kim Hong, head of border negotiations for the Cambodian Foreign Ministry also visited Poipet on Friday on a border fact-finding mission but did not attend the meeting, he said.
High on the meeting’s agenda was the issue of a casino being constructed on the Cambodian side of the border a few hundred meters from the official border crossing.
An 18-member Cambodian delegation went to Sakeo province in Thailand last month to discuss problems arising from the casino’s construction, said Nhiek Kim Chhun, Banteay Meanchey second deputy governor.
Thai officials had threatened to close the Poipet border in protest of the casino construction, which they say is affecting the border’s boundaries and poses a threat to Thai villagers living on the opposite side of the small river which the casino’s construction backs on to, officials say.
A Thai diplomat in Phnom Penh said Thursday that Thai officials want builders to ensure the banks of the river will not be damaged by the construction. If the river fills in it could cause future flooding in Thai villages, the diplomat said.
Chhum Sareth, deputy chief of the relations office between Thailand and Cambodia at the RCAF Border Affairs department, said here after the meeting that Thailand has requested further discussion regarding the division of a small island in the middle of the river.
The Thais have also requested the casino’s construction company reinforce the banks on the Cambodian side of the river to prevent falling debris from blocking the river.
Bun Seng, RCAF commander of Military Region 5, said both sides will now prepare documents for a meeting in May of the Joint Border Committee in Phnom Penh, but declined to give further details.
Thai-Cambodians Meet Over Border Dispute
Kevin Doyle and Thet Sambath
the cambodia daily
Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province – Cambodian and Thai officials met in this trading town Friday to discuss ongoing disputes over the mutual frontier and the construction of a casino on the Cambodian side of the border.
Thai delegates from the Thai-Cambodian Border Coordination Office and senior members of the Cambodian army met here for two hours Friday morning.
Var Kim Hong, head of border negotiations for the Cambodian Foreign Ministry also visited Poipet on Friday on a border fact-finding mission but did not attend the meeting, he said.
High on the meeting’s agenda was the issue of a casino being constructed on the Cambodian side of the border a few hundred meters from the official border crossing.
An 18-member Cambodian delegation went to Sakeo province in Thailand last month to discuss problems arising from the casino’s construction, said Nhiek Kim Chhun, Banteay Meanchey second deputy governor.
Thai officials had threatened to close the Poipet border in protest of the casino construction, which they say is affecting the border’s boundaries and poses a threat to Thai villagers living on the opposite side of the small river which the casino’s construction backs on to, officials say.
A Thai diplomat in Phnom Penh said Thursday that Thai officials want builders to ensure the banks of the river will not be damaged by the construction. If the river fills in it could cause future flooding in Thai villages, the diplomat said.
Chhum Sareth, deputy chief of the relations office between Thailand and Cambodia at the RCAF Border Affairs department, said here after the meeting that Thailand has requested further discussion regarding the division of a small island in the middle of the river.
The Thais have also requested the casino’s construction company reinforce the banks on the Cambodian side of the river to prevent falling debris from blocking the river.
Bun Seng, RCAF commander of Military Region 5, said both sides will now prepare documents for a meeting in May of the Joint Border Committee in Phnom Penh, but declined to give further details.
