Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Thailand's Reaction of Cambodia Used New Mine out of Ottawa Treaty

Two of Thai soldiers were injured by walking on the mine while they were walking control as usual in their land on the 6th October 2008, but on the day they invaded to Cambodia land. And after the the investigating, Thailand accused Cambodia to use new mine which was out of the Ottawa Treaty.

Thai Commision were leaded by high officials of ministry affair, and other 18 expert officials with the afew generals came from TMAC made a speeches and gave some documents to accused Cambodia with this issue for some reasons:

  1. The investigation team of TMAC with NGO found out new type of PMN-2 of mines which were made in the former Soviet United by making accusation they only exist in Cambodia land, but not in Thailand.
  2. Thai claimed that thoes area is a landmine free area where they have already got rid off the mines and thai people are living there for along time.
  3. Thailand accused Cambodia invaded the Ottawa Treaty that put new mines along the Cambodia-Thailand border.
  4. Thailand accused Cambodia escaped from the fact by not answering with direct problem but turned to talk about border issue.
  5. Thailand suspected the amount of 3,405 mines which the ministry of interior gave to CMAC to destroy in 2001 and the transfering to this organization was only 240 for the training, which Thailand asked where were the rest?
  6. Thailand made a pictures report of the injure to inform all countries members, who joined the convention.
  7. Thialand proposed the head of the convention for Cambodia agree to write in the report for two points:
  • The writing report must write that along Cambodia-Thailand border had put new mines, which made two Thai soldiers injure on the 6th october 2006.
  • Requested to make more investigations both of these countries to gurrantee a good coporation with accuracy.
Source From: Vice director of CMAC, H.E Heng Ratana

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