Since the Ceasefire agreement was signed, it appears only Cambodia has been repeatedly asking for resumption of JBC talks and dialogues whilst Thailand has kept delaying such meetings, citing one excuse after another. In the mean time Thailand has moved in bull dozers and shipping containers to mark off more of Cambodia's territory and destroyed civilian homes and forests as well as erecting illegal structures on occupied lands in violation of the same ceasefire agreement.
The Thais are not only shy of seeking resolutions through independent international legal forums and arbitrators such as the UN Security Council (where their FM defamed and painted Cambodia the actual victim as the aggressor) or the ICJ because they know full well that Thailand has no case to answer or defend but, Thailand's blatant unilateral territorial claims rest on no firm legal grounds, frameworks, treaties or international laws. Indeed, their unilateral actions in this regard completely make a mockery of these conventions and treaties and show their undisguised contempt for both Cambodia as a neighbour as well as towards international legal norms that place diplomacy and dialogue above and before violence.
In fact, Thailand's preference for and arrogance over its unilateral position or claims have not changed since its illegal occupation of Preah Vihear temple in the 1960s and this stance is further reflected in its preference for "bilateral" talks or dialogues since the 'bilateral' works to protect and shield the "unilateral" in any case, keeping Cambodia's legitimate grievances out of international legal scrutiny and allowing Thailand to force its terms and conditions down Cambodia's throat. The Thais' thinking and methods would be childish and embarrassing in the extreme were it not also fiendish and gross for the other innocent party to the conflict. Yeah, much like what we read and hear from their vicious critics here online since day one....
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