Both sides got a slice of the cake

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2013
Both sides got a slice of the cake

Re: "Govt, Cambodia to work together on ICJ verdict", News, November 12.

Both countries’ lead counsels were happy with what the court has given and taken. The words of the late German chancellor Ludwig Erhard come to mind: “A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.”
I salute the 14 judges for their wise judgement and advice to cooperate in protecting the 900-year-old Preah Vihear Temple. Thank you also for rendering all the blind patriotism of both sides ineffective. 
Songdej Praditsmanont
Bangkok