BANGKOK, July 30 (Bernama) -- The postponement of the Unesco World Heritage Committee's decision on the Preah Vihear Temple management plan to next year, will enable Thailand and Cambodia to seek a solution to the overlapping territorial claim adjacent to the temple.
Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Security Matters Suthep Thaugsauban said today it would be good for Thailand and Cambodia to go to the negotiation table and solve the problem during that time.
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, last night was postponed to next year in Bahrain, following Thailand's opposition to the management plan.
Thailand threatened to resign from the World Heritage Committee if the meeting went ahead and approved the management plan for the 11th century Hindu temple submitted by Phnom Penh.
Thailand is concerned that the plan could include part or all of a disputed 4.6 square kilometre area adjacent to the temple claimed by both countries.
According to the ruling of the International Court of Justice in 1962, the temple is situated in a territory under Cambodia's sovereignty.
Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, listed the temple as a world heritage site in 2008.
Since then, both countries have been at loggerheads when Thailand protested Cambodia's move to list the ancient temple as a world heritage site.
Soldiers from both sides have clashed on several occasions and tension at the border remains as both have overlapping claims over ownership to the temple access.
Suthep does not worry about the situation at the Thailand-Cambodia border, following the latest development in Brazil because Thailand undertook a peaceful solution.
Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Security Matters Suthep Thaugsauban said today it would be good for Thailand and Cambodia to go to the negotiation table and solve the problem during that time.
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia, Brazil, last night was postponed to next year in Bahrain, following Thailand's opposition to the management plan.
Thailand threatened to resign from the World Heritage Committee if the meeting went ahead and approved the management plan for the 11th century Hindu temple submitted by Phnom Penh.
Thailand is concerned that the plan could include part or all of a disputed 4.6 square kilometre area adjacent to the temple claimed by both countries.
According to the ruling of the International Court of Justice in 1962, the temple is situated in a territory under Cambodia's sovereignty.
Unesco, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, listed the temple as a world heritage site in 2008.
Since then, both countries have been at loggerheads when Thailand protested Cambodia's move to list the ancient temple as a world heritage site.
Soldiers from both sides have clashed on several occasions and tension at the border remains as both have overlapping claims over ownership to the temple access.
Suthep does not worry about the situation at the Thailand-Cambodia border, following the latest development in Brazil because Thailand undertook a peaceful solution.
8 comments:
Why need to sit down and sovle problem theif Thailand? if Thailand does't agree with Plan, is this Khmer problem or Thailand program?
How to solve this problem? is it 4.6 KM divides by 2?
Shamful if this happen.
No negotiation with Thailand with 4.6km! never! where 4.6km of lands are you talking about moron..??
thereis no such thing as 4.6km disputed. 4.6km land is only road that cambodian can drive to the temple. if thais take it mean that temple belongs to them.
In the past thai king was made fun of cambodian said that let them have the temple we thais take the land surround it (4.6km?)so the cambodian can not drive up there (use string to claim up).the thief always have poison mind.
It's not postponed, it's considered.
Don't let the Thai Monkey fool you.
Cambodia has obligation to do its duty of making project as per the UNESCO request and Cambodia did. To discuss the project no one can take a day to adopt the project it takes months at least. The folks at UNESCO are not dumb, that's why its called the United Nations Educational scientific and culture organization.
Since Hun Sen was a Khmer Rouge commander, now a Khmer Rouge leader and had many of his political opponents and journalists assassinated, I wonder if he have any plan to assassinate the Thai Prime Minister (Ahbullshit Vejjajiva)?
Fuck you Thailand and stop taking or invade cambodia land. Remember, we're not fucking stupid any more.
That's what you prick think that you are no longer stupid!!! Hunsen is robbing your country blind and that is a thousand time worse than this symbolic temple. Wake up asshole, don't let the robbers baron whip up the sentiment of the Khmer people on such issue but ignore the big picture that looting the country is ok but loosing Pra Viharn Temple is a do or die policy!!
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