On 23 August 2010, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya gave an interview to the media on the latest development in Thai-Cambodian relations, as follows:
1. The Cambodian authorities have announced that Police Lieutenant Colonel Thaksin Shinawatra has resigned from his position as Advisor to the Royal Government of Cambodia and thus no longer has any connection with the Royal Government of Cambodia. As a consequence, the situation leading to the recall of the Thai Ambassador from Phnom Penh has effectively been resolved. In this regard, the Foreign Minister has instructed Ambassador Prasas Prasasvinitchai, Thai Ambassador to Cambodia, to return to Phnom Penh to resume his duties on 24 August 2010.
2. The Foreign Minister expressed his appreciation to the Royal Government of Cambodia for paving the way for Thai-Cambodian relations to move forward.
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