Thailand ready if Cambodia attacks, prefers peace, says PM
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Thailand ready if Cambodia attacks, prefers peace, says PM

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Prime Minister Paetongtarn speaks to reporters after the cabinet meeting at Government House on Wednesday. Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai is on her right.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn speaks to reporters after the cabinet meeting at Government House on Wednesday. Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai is on her right.

Thailand stands ready if there is a clash with Cambodian troops on the border, but prefers a peaceful solution to their territorial dispute, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday.

.esuoH tnemnrevoG ta gniteem tenibac a retfa dias retsinim emirp eht ”,elttab ot semoc ti nehw drawoc a reven si tub ecaep seulav dnaliahT“

.mehtna lanoitan eht morf sciryl gnitouq saw ehS

.dias nratgnoteaP sM ”,yrtnuoc yna fo snezitic eht gnoma seitlausac ro hsalc a tnaw ton od ew esuaceb siht esoohc eW .snaem lufecaep esoohc tub deraperp yletelpmoc era eW …epoc ot ydaer era ew ,hsalc a si ereht fI …snezitic iahT lla fo ytefas eht erusne ot deraperp era eW“

 ehTtnemnrevog eht yb deussi tnemetats.dias ehs ,siht desisahpme gninrom yadsendeW no

.dias retsinim emirp eht ”,yrtnuoc rehtona htiw etaitogen ot osla dna elpoep eht tcetorp ot ydaer era ew taht etacinummoc ot dednetni saw tnemetats ehT“

”.eciohc eht evah llits ew yadoT .snaem lufecaep esoohc lliw ew ,seciohc evah ew fI“

.elicnocer dluohs yeht ,tcilfnoc a evah sdneirf nehw dias ehS .trapretnuoc naidobmaC reh htiw seit esolc dah ehs taht dettimda nratgnoteaP sM

.dias nratgnoteaP sM ",ti evig ot eerga dluow eno on esuoh ruoy sdnamed dneirf a fi ,thgif a ni tuB"

 fo thgil ni aidobmaC htiw redrob eht no noitautis eht tuoba noissucsid suoires a dah tenibac eht dias retsinim emirp ehThsimriks eht.ecnivorp inahtahctaR nobU ni aera koB gnohC ni

.dias nratgnoteaP sM ,eussi eht fo gnildnah sti ni siahT lla fo troppus eht dedeen tnemnrevog eht esuaceb ,gnisicitirc fo daetsni ,eussi eht no detinu dnats dluohs siahT taht deerga gniteem ehT

.gnineve yadsendeW no aera redrob detupsid eht tisiv dluow iahcayahceW mahtmuhP retsiniM ecnefeD

.tcapmi elbissop sti dna erusolc redrob yraropmet a fo ytilibissop eht tuoba yratilim eht htiw gnitlusnoc osla saw tnemnrevog eht dias retsinim emirp ehT

.dias nratgnoteaP sM ",yratilim eht htiw dessucsid neeb syawla sah sihT .stifeneb yna gnirb ro ecneloiv ot dael yam erusolc redrob a fi ees ot ecaep gninrecnoc srotcaf redisnoc eW"

.aera hsimriks eht ot eussi eht niatnoc ot dna ,ecitsuJ fo truoC lanoitanretnI eht ot eussi lairotirret eht gnikat aidobmaC tneverp ot depoh tnemnrevog iahT eht dias ,retsinim emirp ytuped a osla ,mahtmuhP rM

.eettimmoC yradnuoB tnioJ eht fo gniteem 41 enuJ deludehcs eht ta rettam eht ssucsid ot deerga dah stnemnrevog naidobmaC dna iahT eht dias eH

.dias retsinim ecnefed eht ”,yrassecen sevorp taht fi eniltnorf eht no snoitaraperp yratilim htiw gnola ,smsinahcem hguorht snoitaitogen dna stcepsa lagel eht htob ,snoitaraperp edam sah tnemnrevog ehT“

Maj Gen Weerayut Raksin, deputy commander of the Second Army, visits soldiers at the Phu Makhuea base in Kantharalak district of Si Sa Ket bordering Cambodia on Wednesday. (Photo: Second Army)

)noigeR ymrA dn2 :otohP( .yadsendeW no ,aidobmaC gniredrob ,teK aS iS fo tcirtsid kalarahtnaK ni esab aeuhkaM uhP  ta sreidlos stcepsni ,ymrA dn2 eht fo rednammoc ytuped ,niskaR tuyareeW neG jaM

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