Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya To Meet Cambodian FM Hor Namhong Today

Phnom Penh 30 December 2010 -- Translated from Deum Ampil News by LyKC

Cambodian government officials said on Thursday that Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya will meet Cambodian FM Hor Namhong today at the Cambodia´s Foreign Affair Ministry.

Koy Kuong, spokesperson at Cambodian Foreign Affair, told DAP News Cambodia that the Thai FM will meet Hor Namhong but he was not sure whether what Kasit would discuss with FM Hor Namhong.

Kasit is scheduled to arrive in Phnom Penh this evening a day after Cambodian authorities arrested 7 Thais including yellow-shirt leader and Bangkok MP Panich Vikitsreth with other five Thai journalists. However, it is believed that the two FMs will discuss matter how to deal with the arrests.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday that he would not accept any intervention to have a release of the Thais, adding that they could be sent to custody if they found guilty. On Thursday morning, Cambodia´s prosecutors were interrogating the 7 Thais.