Sunday, June 22, 2008
Bangkok Post
Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama said Sunday he planned to ask the cabinet to approve a plan to applying to Unesco for World Heritage Site protection over the reservoir and staircases leading to Preah Vihear temple.
In a radio interview, Mr Noppadon said he would submit documents related to the stream and the staircases to the cabinet.
If ministers approve his plan, he would then request the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation to consider listing the two places as Thai territory and a World Heritage Site when Unesco holds its heritage meeting in Canada July 2-10.
That is the meeting where Cambodia is to apply for - and probably receive - World Heritage Site status for the actual temple, which was declared the possession of Cambodia by the World Court in 1962.
Mr Noppadon has come under attack for helping and effectively backing the Cambodian application. He has spent the past week trying to defend his position that a statement on disputed land around the temple would not compromise Thai claims.
Noppadon said the delay in seeking registration of the reservoir and the staircases as the World Heritage Site arose because he has been foreign minister only four months and had to solve immediate problems first.
He has discussed his plan with the Cambodian government, which had no objection, he said.
It was likely Unesco may not consider any Thai application next week due to time constraints, but he said it is nonetheless better to apply first and let the organisation's committee consider the application later.
In a radio interview, Mr Noppadon said he would submit documents related to the stream and the staircases to the cabinet.
If ministers approve his plan, he would then request the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation to consider listing the two places as Thai territory and a World Heritage Site when Unesco holds its heritage meeting in Canada July 2-10.
That is the meeting where Cambodia is to apply for - and probably receive - World Heritage Site status for the actual temple, which was declared the possession of Cambodia by the World Court in 1962.
Mr Noppadon has come under attack for helping and effectively backing the Cambodian application. He has spent the past week trying to defend his position that a statement on disputed land around the temple would not compromise Thai claims.
Noppadon said the delay in seeking registration of the reservoir and the staircases as the World Heritage Site arose because he has been foreign minister only four months and had to solve immediate problems first.
He has discussed his plan with the Cambodian government, which had no objection, he said.
It was likely Unesco may not consider any Thai application next week due to time constraints, but he said it is nonetheless better to apply first and let the organisation's committee consider the application later.
6 comments:
Mr. Noppadon Pattama and Thailand are sour grapes, and sore loosers. The stair cases and the pond are Khmer by the 1962 world court decsion which upheld the 1907 treaty.
Oh! what is this thieft doing ?, I think his brain fully of COCONUT HUSKS he can't see the real evidance, such a drog adictive visions likely. Watch out Mr.Hun Sen! let reclaim the whol SISAKET back. May got bless Khmeral
Sham Ah Siam
I like the Thai's FM. He seems to served the Khmer-Thai very well.
At any rate, this whole thing should bring our brother Khmer-Thai closer to us (Khmer) than ever, and we'll jointly managed the temple and bringing it to prosperity together.
Fuck you!! you siem mother fucking mother fuckers!! May lightening strike you all greedy shit heads to the bone! U'll fucking suffer thailand, one day u'll know how it's like to be in war and chaos!!
Yea you Siam just keep dreaming, but it ain't gonna happens.
Hahahaha...
IT'S GONNA BE REALLY MOST RIDICULOUS AND SHAMEFUL ON THE PART OF AH SIAMS CLAIMING AS OWNER OF THE RESEVOIR AND STAIRCASES WHEN THEY AIN'T THE RIGHTFUL OWNER OF THE TEMPLE ITSELF AND WANTING TO APPYING FOR UNESCO TO REGISTER THE RESEVOIR AND STAIRCASES AS THE WORLD HERITAGE SITES. IT'S ALSO GONNA BE EQUALLY ASHAMED ON THE PART OF UNESCO IF AND WHEN IT WOULD DECIDE TO CONSIDER SUCH A SHAMLESS APPLICATION BY AH SIAMS IN LIEU OF KMHERS AS THE RIGHTFUL OWNERS OF THE SITES.
HEY AH SIAMS, DON’T YOU KNOW YOU’RE THE HELL TO KHMERS, DO YOU?
AND UNESCO, WHERE ARE YOU? DO YOU HEAR US KHMERS DEMANDING YOU TO DO US JUSTICE, THE WHOLE JUSTICE, AND NOTHING BUT JUSTICE.
AND ICJ, WHERE ARE YOU? CAN’T YOU COME OUT FORWARD AND LET THE WORLD KNOW YOU ARE NOT ONLY THE WOLRD’S BODY OF LEGAL JUDGMENT AND BUT ALSO OF REAL ACTION—BY MAKING BOTH SIDES OF CONFLICT IMPLEMNT YOUR VERDIT, CAN YOU?
-PL
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