Friday, 5 September 2008

Preah Vihear: the Thai negotiator resigns

Cambodge Soir

05-09-2008

On Thursday 4th of September, the Thai Prime Minister, Samak Sundarajev has formalised and accepted the resignation of his Head of Diplomacy, Tej Bunnag.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs took office at the end of July, in the middle of the Preah Vihear crisis. Since then, the negotiations he held with his Cambodian counterpart, Hor Nam Hong, had ended the deadlock. According to remarks of Samak, reported by the Xinhua press agency, his withdrawal is caused by “pressures” he endured from every angle, in particular from his wife, in order to leave the government. No Cambodian official could be contacted for comment.

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