Cambodia feedback to Thailand Reaction of Ottawa Treaty

In replying of Cambodian commission to Thailand reaction of mines bursting after the accusation, Cambodia expressed an intervention and reported with pictures and explained as words:

1. Regarding with the first accusation, Cambodia made sure that the event took place in Cambodia's land base on the international recognized mape which is 1.500 meters distance from the line border located in the unclearing mines field. This was already expressed by CMAC in 2004. The accusation was not the fact whic was stated Cambodia exist these mines, but Thailand itself had them according to the international institution which worked in this field. Specially, refering to TMAC itself also reported it had PMN-2 for 2.885.


2. Cambodia clearified clearly that place was absolutely not yet cleared refering to the state from Thailand with NGO who proofed landmine field was alredy cleared. CMAC and Halo Trust showed that seeking not reached to one Kilometer then found out the number of 9.448 mines with other not yet burst. And according to the Cambodian Red Cross reported in the late of the 10 years had 207 victims who suffered around that area. In addition to these, on the 21th November, 2008, Cambodia Ministry of affair sent an official letter to Thai government to show the evidents to Cambodia for the raising up of Thai stated that area had been cleared by TMAC with NGO along with a long live of its people.


3. Answering to the third raised up of Thai, Cambodai officials drew the main points for the convention into two points:
   

• The location is the tie of the problem. If Thai did not come to Cambodia land at that area, then they would not suffered like that, too.


• Cambodia government show the good model in the field of clearing mine in the world in case of Cambodia had movement and practise the Ottawa Treaty. In sort, The government had the policy and determine clearly to strengthen of practising the Ottawa Treaty with the discipline of the army to obey to the order of the government as well as the using and putting new mine can be done.

4. For the fourth accusation Cambodia stated base on the fact event that:

• On the 14th October Thai made press conference by inviting 68 embassies and charged Cambodian used new mines along the border


• On 16th Octobre the ministry of information made a press release rejected Thai accusationn. Cambodia sugguested the partner, Thai, to respect some agreements which these two countries have done especially regarding with the clearing mines along the border. Cambodia also stated its stand to practise and respect to Ottawa Treaty during that occassion.


• On 17th October, Thai issued a letter which was called Request for Clearification to Cambodia, and also on that day Cambodia made press conference to inform for the public to be aware of the stand of Cambodia and the accusation of Thai.


• On 20th October, Cambodia created an investigative committee to seek the truth forward what Thai has accused. On the same day, Thai issued an information note on a violation mine bane convention.
• On the 21st November, Cambodia of Ministry affair sent a letter to Thai partner to request Thai to give the detail about the accusation.
• The suspection from Thai to the Ministry had PMN-2 in the amount 3.405 left or hide, Cambodia committee has showed the meaning and pictures which proofed that all of them were cleared clearly under the participation of H.E Sor Keng and other representative embassy with other NGOs.

Source from CMAC/Heng Ratana

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