Wed, November 11, 2009
By Supalak Ganjanakhundee
The Nation
Phnom Penh - Cambodia's Foreign Ministry refused Wednesday to receive Thailand's request to extradite fugtive ex-Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, sources said.
Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh in the morning handed over the request to the Cambodia's foreign ministry to take Thaksin who is in Phnom Penh for the second day.
However the Thai embassy was informed that the ministry will have to wait for recommendation from its PM's Office.
In the meantime, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen is meeting with Thaksin Shinawatra at his office.
Thaksin began his second day in Phnom Penh with the four-eyed meeting with Hun Sen to discuss economic plan for Cambodia, sources said.
Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh in the morning handed over the request to the Cambodia's foreign ministry to take Thaksin who is in Phnom Penh for the second day.
However the Thai embassy was informed that the ministry will have to wait for recommendation from its PM's Office.
In the meantime, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen is meeting with Thaksin Shinawatra at his office.
Thaksin began his second day in Phnom Penh with the four-eyed meeting with Hun Sen to discuss economic plan for Cambodia, sources said.
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