Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Thailand to back Cambodia's world heritage campaign

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
ABC Radio Australia

The Thai government has agreed to back Cambodia's application for the historic border temple of Preah Vihear to be listed as a World Heritage Site.

Thailand's foreign minister, Noppadon Pattama, says that the Thai military, his ministry and Cambodian officials have jointly mapped the area around the temple to resolve any territorial disputes.

Last year's attempt by Cambodia to have the ancient Hindu site listed by the UN's cultural body, UNESCO, failed amid speculation that Thailand had blocked the deal.

The map will be submitted to a meeting of UNESCO in Canada next month.

Both countries have historically laid claim to the Preah Vihear site, which sits on Cambodian soil but can only be easily visited from Thailand.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Thank you to the excellency (Noppadon Pattama) who works so hard for the past months to bring benefits to both Khmer and Khmer-Thai!

God Blesses you!