PHNOM PENH, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian deputy prime minister Tea Banh, Minister of Defense, said Wednesday that he was not sure of the visit of Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra to Cambodia later this week.
“I am unclear about his visit,” he told reporters on Wednesday. “I also see the reports in the Thai media, but it is unclear.”
Tea Banh’s remark came after The Nation newspaper on Wednesday quoted a source inside Pheu Thai Party, claiming that Thaksin is expected to be in Cambodia for two days from August 19 on Friday and Saturday, and he will take some foreign investors to meet and play golf with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Defence Minister Tea Banh to make the business deal.
Koy Kuong, spokesman for Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said he was unaware of Thaksin’s visit to Cambodia later this week.
“However, for Cambodia, Thaksin can come to Cambodia at anytime in accordance to his wish,” he told Xinhua on Wednesday.
Thaksin is a close friend of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. He used to be the economic advisor to Cambodian government and to Prime Minister Hun Sen from November 2009 to August 2010.
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