Frontline Troops Prepare To Implement Self-Defense Right To Oppose Thailand's Aggression

28 June 2011 -- Cambodia Express News
Orginal in Khmer by Ponloeuk
Translated by LyKC

 Following the conclusion of the celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cambodian People's Party [CPP] in Banteay Ampil district, as the high-ranking leaders of the CPP and as senior commanders leading the defense of the territorial integrity at the Cambodian-Thai border, Gen Kun Kim, permanent member of the CPP Central Committee and head of the working group to assist Banteay Meanchey province; and Gen Chea Tara, member of the CPP Central Committee, led a delegation of CPP members in Oddar Meanchey province, to visit officers and troops on territorial integrity defense duty at Ta Moan Thom and Prasat Ta Krabei temples in Thmor Doun area of Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey province, and also to inspect the areas and the preparations to exercise territorial self-defense rights.

On this occasion Gen Kun Kim conveyed the greetings of Samdech Akkeak Moha Senapadei Decho Hun Sen, prime minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia [RGC], and of [his wife] Lady Honorary Dr, who are always concerned about frontline troops and consider them as strong, heroic, and bent-on-scoring victory combatants in exercising territorial self-defense rights and to prevent foreign enemy aggressors from committing aggression.

He further said that because it was defeated at the meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Paris, France, concerning the draft plan to develop Preah Vihear temple; and also because it was cornered and unable to counter Cambodia's explanation accompanied by fresh criminal evidence of history-confused Thais against Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple, Thailand has threatened that it had no other choice but to withdraw from UNESCO and continue fighting at the border with Cambodia.

Thailand seems like a country ignorant of any laws, arrogant, and war-mongering. This is why at several battles of aggression against us, both Thai leaders and the history-confused group who are good at falsifying situations have been behaving as big brothers in the Southeast Asian region and creating hostility with neighboring countries. Cambodia is a small country and is being developed after being ruined by war. But this does not mean that Cambodia is afraid of Thailand.

The RGC with Samdech Decho Hun Sen as head has taken firm measures and issued effective orders to counter and prevent all war criminal tricks to commit aggression against Cambodia and against Thailand's ambition to share with Cambodia the administration of Preah Vihear temple. This is impossible because Thailand does not have any co-ownership share.

Speaking to journalists, Gen Chea Tara asked Thai leaders to stop using the Cambodian border issue and stop taking Cambodian territory, especially Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple, as a pawn and a pretext to get out of Thailand's internal political crisis.

Thailand is very busy with national election but is transporting ammunition and dispatch troops to the border. Furthermore, it has used a threatening language of continuing war with Cambodia. The Thai leaders should stop using the Cambodian border as hostage to serve their ambition of remaining in power.

Cambodia currently enjoys full sovereignty with international recognition and is living with peace, political stability, and a high degree of national unity under one umbrella, under the leadership of a legitimate government with Samdech Decho Hun Sen as prime minister. In other words, Cambodia has a population of 14 million and also a 14-million-strong army, meaning that one Cambodian is one combatant who is fueled by simmering anger because of the history-confused Thai leaders' condescension.

Gen Chea Tara said that the troops of Samdech Decho are ready, in possession of ability and competence, and equipped. They are deployed and are firmly stationed at the frontline with their respective responsibilities in Cambodian territory to exercise their territorial self-defense rights. He stressed that in such circumstances, if Thailand wanted to commit a small-scale territorial war of aggression, we would welcome it as such. If Thailand wanted to commit a large-scale territorial war of aggression, we would welcome it as a large-scale one.