Bangkok--Jul 16--MFA
With reference to reports that on the morning of 15 July 2008, three Thai nationals were detained along the Thai-Cambodian border by Cambodian authorities while staging a protest on territorial claims, Mr. Tharit Charungvat, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson, confirmed that after close coordination with their Cambodian counterparts, Thai civilian officials and unarmed para-military personnel from the Royal Thai Army’s 2nd Army Region escorted the three Thai nationals safely back to their domicile later on in the same day.
Prime Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press Division, Department of Information Tel.(02) 643-5170
Fax. (02) 643-5169 E-mail : div0704@mfa.go.th End.
-PM-
With reference to reports that on the morning of 15 July 2008, three Thai nationals were detained along the Thai-Cambodian border by Cambodian authorities while staging a protest on territorial claims, Mr. Tharit Charungvat, Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson, confirmed that after close coordination with their Cambodian counterparts, Thai civilian officials and unarmed para-military personnel from the Royal Thai Army’s 2nd Army Region escorted the three Thai nationals safely back to their domicile later on in the same day.
Prime Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press Division, Department of Information Tel.(02) 643-5170
Fax. (02) 643-5169 E-mail : div0704@mfa.go.th End.
-PM-