Mentors Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that he welcomed Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to visit Cambodia, adding that he could provide accommodations for the exiled former leader, according to TVK state television. “[Thaksin] can come to visit Cambodia anytime,†Hun Sen reportedly said. “I am ready to arrange a house for him to use during his stay in Cambodia.†Hun Sen’s remarks came during a private meeting with another former Thai prime minister, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, who ruled from 1996 to ’97. Chavalit recently joined the opposition Puea Thai party with which Thaksin, who was ousted from the premiership in a 2006 coup, is associated. Hun Sen called Thaksin, who faces corruption charges in his own country, his “eternal friend†and also announced that the Cambodian government will establish a permanent mechanism to communicate with the Puea Thai party. Cambodian Defence Minister Tea Banh, Hun Sen said, will chair this group and set up meetings between the two parties. In February, opposition lawmakers requested that Hun Sen investigate media reports that Thaksin had sought refuge in Cambodia. At the time, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a political analyst at Thailand’s Chulalongkorn University, warned of the potential diplomatic consequences of Thaksin’s residing in the Kingdom. “If he is in Cambodia, using it as a political staging ground, it would have adverse ramifications – not only for Thai-Cambodia relations, but also within the ASEAN framework – because Thaksin is at the centre of the Thai political quagmire,†he said. http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009102229128/National-news/thaksin-is-welcome-in-cambodia-hun-sen.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Birds of a feather ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted October 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 during his career, Mr. Hun Sen know always when the time has come to take a seat on the right side... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Hun Sen is a sociopathic nutjob... If anything I'd have thought Mr T going to Cambodia would be a career killing error of judgement. Most Thai's are hardly enamoured of the Cambodians. Especially recently. I hope he goes there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardy641 Posted October 22, 2009 Report Share Posted October 22, 2009 Cambodia and Thailand have a clear extradition treaty. Thaksin has been convicted and should be extradicted. I bet that Thaksin won't have the guts to visit Cambodia. He is a dog that barks but never bites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Cambodia and Thailand have a clear extradition treaty. Thaksin has been convicted and should be extradicted. I bet that Thaksin won't have the guts to visit Cambodia. He is a dog that barks but never bites. I guess Hun Sen is half(?) joking. As Faustian said, the Khmer hate Thai and I guess Mr. T. would not feel that comfortable in PP. Even though Mr. T. might be a sociopathic nutjob, he is one of the longest leaders - or even the longest serving leader - in SE-Asia, which means, that he really knows how the play politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Certain events will happen in LOS and Mr. T will return to save the day! I would put your last dollar on it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 I suspect your right Cav, the stage is certainly being set for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 well now, wouldn't it be historically ironic if Mr. Hun provides the renegade Thaksin with bases in Cambodian territory from which to launch his "people's revolution" on the Abhisit government? I mean, since Thailand (and the US, of course) supported the Khmer Rouge and provided them with bases on Thai soil (and funneled arms to them from China) throughout the 1980s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentors Posted October 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 Cambodia and Thailand have a clear extradition treaty. Thaksin has been convicted and should be extradicted. I bet that Thaksin won't have the guts to visit Cambodia. He is a dog that barks but never bites. I guess Hun Sen is half(?) joking. As Faustian said' date=' the Khmer hate Thai and I guess Mr. T. would not feel that comfortable in PP. Even though Mr. T. might be a sociopathic nutjob, he is one of the longest leaders - or even the longest serving leader - in SE-Asia, which means, that he really knows how the play politics.[/quote'] absolutely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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