Second Army Commander Lieutenant-General Tawatchai Samutsakorn remarked during a radio interview, sarcastically saying that he would arm any of the ultra-nationalist protesters who would like to fight Cambodia.
Tawatchai also commented on the ongoing demonstrations in Bangkok calling them detrimental to the country.
The press has recently revealed a set of photographs showing MP Charoen Kanthawongs from the Democrat Party, who is also the president of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Committee, Deputy Commander in Chief of the Thai Armed Forces Admiral Narong Yuthavong and Tawatchai participating in a religious ceremony at Kaew Sikha Kiri Sawara Buddhist Temple built in the disputed area near the Preah Vihear Temple.
Critics say these photos allows Cambodia to claim that the Thai government accepted that the area belonged to Cambodia because the Cambodian national flag is clearly discernible in the photos.
Tawatchai pointed out that his participation in the ceremony was routine duty and that they are now being politicized.
The regional army commander has asserted that whether the area is in Thailand or not depends on the negotiations between the two countries.
Meanwhile, the 2nd Army commander is repudiating criticisms that the armed forces were unprepared for dealing with mass evacuation of the Thai residents living along the border.
Tawatchai claims the locals were successfully evacuated with the assitance of the armed forces.
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