Some government insiders regard the visit as ill-timed and designed to advance a political agenda, security sources say.Hun Sen will visit his troops on the border, near a 4.6 square kilometre area overlapping the border whose ownership is disputed by the two countries.
The government is concerned about the conditions Phnom Penh is imposing for the visit, the insiders yet.The army had received a letter from Phnom Penh saying Hun Sen would visit Cambodian soldiers along the border from Preah Vihear temple to Ta Moan Thom temple from tomorrow to Monday.
Phnom Penh asked that Thai troops remain in their bases during the visit. "Cambodia has a hidden agenda. It intends to provoke a situation and make it look like Thailand cannot control the situation," one source said.
The army has replied that the Cambodian prime minister could not bring armed troops into the disputed area or areas under the supervision of the Thai armed forces, the source said."Ta Moan is under the supervision of the Thai army. He can make a visit but he cannot bring troops," he said.
Sources say the timing of the visit and the conditions indicate the Cambodian leader's visit could be in pursuit of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's interests.
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