Bangkok Post
Cabinet has instructed Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti to walk out of the meeting if the World Heritage Committee (WHC) discusses Cambodia's management plan for the Preah Vihear temple without taking Thailand's protest into consideration, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said.
Mr Suwit is in Brasilia, Brazil's capital, to attend the WHC meeting, which is due to discuss Cambodia's management plan for the 1,000-year-old Hindu temple.
Mr Abhisit said the cabinet on Wednesday agreed that if the WHC went ahead with consideration of Cambodia's proposal, Mr Suwit should walk out and boycott the vote.
Mr Suwit should also review Thailand's WHC membership if it looked likely to endorse the management plan.
The prime minister stressed that even if the WHC endorses Cambodian management of the site, it would not have any effect on the dispute between Thailand and Cambodia.
Cambodia would not be able to use the WHC endorsement to manage the overlapping territory of 4.6 square kilometres which is still in dispute and has not been demarcated, Mr Abhisit said.
He said Thailand would try to solve this problem without the use of force, but the Thai army was ready to protect Thai sovereignty over its territory.
It might take as long as a year to withdraw WHC membership, because the matter would require approval from the House of Representatives.
But if Thailand withdrew from the WHC, the listing of Preah Vihear temple as a world heritage site would not be able to proceed, Mr Abhisit said.
Therefore, Thailand would persist in its attempt to delay the WHC's consideration of the Cambodian proposal and ask the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) to adhere to its intention of promoting peace, not conflict, the prime minister said.
Deputy government spokesman Supachai Jaisamut said the cabinet resolution followed a fax from Mr Suwit on Wednesday morning asking that it confirm Thailand's stance.
Thailand has made clear that it will not cooperate with the WHC if it agrees to the management plan for the Preah Vihear temple, because it infringes on the disputed border area.
Mr Suwit is in Brasilia, Brazil's capital, to attend the WHC meeting, which is due to discuss Cambodia's management plan for the 1,000-year-old Hindu temple.
Mr Abhisit said the cabinet on Wednesday agreed that if the WHC went ahead with consideration of Cambodia's proposal, Mr Suwit should walk out and boycott the vote.
Mr Suwit should also review Thailand's WHC membership if it looked likely to endorse the management plan.
The prime minister stressed that even if the WHC endorses Cambodian management of the site, it would not have any effect on the dispute between Thailand and Cambodia.
Cambodia would not be able to use the WHC endorsement to manage the overlapping territory of 4.6 square kilometres which is still in dispute and has not been demarcated, Mr Abhisit said.
He said Thailand would try to solve this problem without the use of force, but the Thai army was ready to protect Thai sovereignty over its territory.
It might take as long as a year to withdraw WHC membership, because the matter would require approval from the House of Representatives.
But if Thailand withdrew from the WHC, the listing of Preah Vihear temple as a world heritage site would not be able to proceed, Mr Abhisit said.
Therefore, Thailand would persist in its attempt to delay the WHC's consideration of the Cambodian proposal and ask the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) to adhere to its intention of promoting peace, not conflict, the prime minister said.
Deputy government spokesman Supachai Jaisamut said the cabinet resolution followed a fax from Mr Suwit on Wednesday morning asking that it confirm Thailand's stance.
Thailand has made clear that it will not cooperate with the WHC if it agrees to the management plan for the Preah Vihear temple, because it infringes on the disputed border area.
12 comments:
Thailand got no respects with their neighbors country at all, they even threaten Burma, Lao, MHong people..if Thailand don't stop their greeds the fighting will break out again, this time khmer varman should be ready with those SAM-7 SA-3, you have to shoot them down and teach them some lessons...Otherwise they keep looking down on your country!
Khmens got bamboo guns..!
As long as it can kill! Let die fools, see what bamboo can do to your guts!
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)?
Be careful! Thais shoot out Barang cum and dick for missiles. Their bombers and airships are from America.
that's ignorant for america to take side with illegal siem stealing from cambodia! i thought america is just celebration the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties with cambodia and now they go to support siem thugs invasion of cambodia preah vihear? it makes so sense, here! i think america is more educated and smarter than taking side with illegal siem who disrespect the international law and show contempt of court of the icj verdict! american is not that evil like siem pad thugs, you know!
Hun Sen already said, he never known anything about 4.6km of lands, Thailand drew a fake MAP to steal khmer lands??...only French-Siam Map that he recognized..if Siam bastard step inside again, he will blast Thailand with BM-21 rocket!!
i know! siem uses fake map by themself! that is unacceptable by cambodia!
did you know siem thugs took advantage of cambodia when we were preoccupied with civil war? that is so true, evidenced by their fake map! thank god, cambodia will have the international map to prove them wrong! god bless cambodia.
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