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Unesco committee on World Heritage decided to delay decision on Preah Vihear management plan for another year after Thailand and Cambodia stood firm on their positions concerning the plan.
The committee meeting in Brasilia of Brazil will reconsider the plan again when they meet in Bahrain next year.
Earlier Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti made several attempts yesterday to block Cambodia's management plan for the Preah Vihear temple from the World Heritage Committee's consideration while the delegation from Phnom Penh stood firm.
Cambodia insisted on pushing forward with the plan, saying it had already given Thailand too much.
The committee's consideration on the plan was delayed twice from July 28 to at about 10pm yesterday and again to 3am Friday.
Suwit proposed the postponement for another year when the yesterday meeting failed to reach any conclusion.
Thailand and Cambodia were once again at loggerheads over the Hindu temple of Preah Vihear when Cambodia submitted its management plan to run the world heritage-designated temple.
Unesco's World Heritage Commit-tee is holding its annual meeting in Brasilia.
Preah Vihear has been inscribed on the world heritage list since July 2008 and Cambodia was obligated to submit for consideration its management plan for the temple.
Thailand expressed its concern over the plan, fearing Cambodia might make the disputed areas adjacent to the temple a buffer zone.
The Cambodian plan does not include areas to the north and the west of the temple, which are the subject of a border dispute with Thailand, according to a source close to the meeting.
At a meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An on the sidelines of the World Heritage Committee meeting, Suwit raised his concern that the area to the east of the temple, which is the core zone for the listed property, is also under Thai sovereignty.
The Thai Cabinet, after the ruling by the International Court of Justice in 1962, had relinquished the eastern area to Preah Vihear. However, Thai officials at the meeting in Brazil yesterday insisted that the area remained under Thai sovereignty.
Cambodia rejected the Thai claim and the meeting between Suwit and Sok An failed to find any common ground.
Meanwhile, Suwit prepared measures to respond to the Unesco and World Heritage Committee's decision. He was lobbying to have consideration of the plan delayed for at least one year. If the lobbying efforts failed, Suwit planned to issue a statement of protest, objecting to the temple management plan.
The protest statement for the records would state that Thailand would never recognise Cambodia's right over the Preah Vihear temple, the source said.
As a final option, Thailand might withdraw its membership from the World Heritage Committee, he said.
Cambodia said Thailand's move would harm its international reputation, as the objection to the Preah Vihear plan was an attempt by the Thai government and its extremist alliance to spoil the good relations between the two countries.
"Cambodia doesn't care at all about the objection," Tith Sothea, spokesman for the Press and Quick Reaction Unit at the Council of Ministers, was quoted as saying by The Phnom Penh Post.
The Cambodian government's spokesman, Phay Siphan, said the so-called overlapping area of 4.6 square kilometres adjacent to the Preah Vihear as claimed by Thailand was based on a unilaterally produced map but the Cambodian claim was based on the 1908 Siam-Franco map.
"Thailand's falsified establishment of the map to claim the area is an international crime," he said.
"Now Thailand's policy is, if they get nothing, they want to co-manage the eco-management."
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the management plan of Preah Vihear should not be approved until Thailand and Cambodia had settled the border dispute over the areas surrounding the temple.
The Joint Boundary Committee of the two countries is now in the process of negotiating the boundary demarcation but its work has made little progress.
Abhisit said that ideally all problems could be settled if Cambodia allowed Thailand to propose the Preah Vihear jointly as a World Heritage Site.
Thousands of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) members last night gathered in front of the Unesco regional office in Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road, waiting for the World Heritage Committee's decision on the Cambodian plan.
The PAD is a strong pressure group that is forcing the government to oppose the Cambodian plan over fear of losing territory.
The committee meeting in Brasilia of Brazil will reconsider the plan again when they meet in Bahrain next year.
Earlier Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti made several attempts yesterday to block Cambodia's management plan for the Preah Vihear temple from the World Heritage Committee's consideration while the delegation from Phnom Penh stood firm.
Cambodia insisted on pushing forward with the plan, saying it had already given Thailand too much.
The committee's consideration on the plan was delayed twice from July 28 to at about 10pm yesterday and again to 3am Friday.
Suwit proposed the postponement for another year when the yesterday meeting failed to reach any conclusion.
Thailand and Cambodia were once again at loggerheads over the Hindu temple of Preah Vihear when Cambodia submitted its management plan to run the world heritage-designated temple.
Unesco's World Heritage Commit-tee is holding its annual meeting in Brasilia.
Preah Vihear has been inscribed on the world heritage list since July 2008 and Cambodia was obligated to submit for consideration its management plan for the temple.
Thailand expressed its concern over the plan, fearing Cambodia might make the disputed areas adjacent to the temple a buffer zone.
The Cambodian plan does not include areas to the north and the west of the temple, which are the subject of a border dispute with Thailand, according to a source close to the meeting.
At a meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An on the sidelines of the World Heritage Committee meeting, Suwit raised his concern that the area to the east of the temple, which is the core zone for the listed property, is also under Thai sovereignty.
The Thai Cabinet, after the ruling by the International Court of Justice in 1962, had relinquished the eastern area to Preah Vihear. However, Thai officials at the meeting in Brazil yesterday insisted that the area remained under Thai sovereignty.
Cambodia rejected the Thai claim and the meeting between Suwit and Sok An failed to find any common ground.
Meanwhile, Suwit prepared measures to respond to the Unesco and World Heritage Committee's decision. He was lobbying to have consideration of the plan delayed for at least one year. If the lobbying efforts failed, Suwit planned to issue a statement of protest, objecting to the temple management plan.
The protest statement for the records would state that Thailand would never recognise Cambodia's right over the Preah Vihear temple, the source said.
As a final option, Thailand might withdraw its membership from the World Heritage Committee, he said.
Cambodia said Thailand's move would harm its international reputation, as the objection to the Preah Vihear plan was an attempt by the Thai government and its extremist alliance to spoil the good relations between the two countries.
"Cambodia doesn't care at all about the objection," Tith Sothea, spokesman for the Press and Quick Reaction Unit at the Council of Ministers, was quoted as saying by The Phnom Penh Post.
The Cambodian government's spokesman, Phay Siphan, said the so-called overlapping area of 4.6 square kilometres adjacent to the Preah Vihear as claimed by Thailand was based on a unilaterally produced map but the Cambodian claim was based on the 1908 Siam-Franco map.
"Thailand's falsified establishment of the map to claim the area is an international crime," he said.
"Now Thailand's policy is, if they get nothing, they want to co-manage the eco-management."
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the management plan of Preah Vihear should not be approved until Thailand and Cambodia had settled the border dispute over the areas surrounding the temple.
The Joint Boundary Committee of the two countries is now in the process of negotiating the boundary demarcation but its work has made little progress.
Abhisit said that ideally all problems could be settled if Cambodia allowed Thailand to propose the Preah Vihear jointly as a World Heritage Site.
Thousands of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) members last night gathered in front of the Unesco regional office in Bangkok's Sukhumvit Road, waiting for the World Heritage Committee's decision on the Cambodian plan.
The PAD is a strong pressure group that is forcing the government to oppose the Cambodian plan over fear of losing territory.
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This an ill treatment of the Unesco toward Cambodia. When will the Unesco stand on its two feet? Again and again, Cambodia is being ill treated...
ដាក់គុក រួចបណ្តេញចេញពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក
But on Cambodia Express News website this morning, it said UNESCO accepted the management plan, quoting RCG's official Mr Kanharith.
http://www.cen.com.kh/localnews/show_detail/19?token=MmU5ZDcyNGFiOGIzZTI4Y2RkNDJiNDY4NzQyZTYx
So which one is true???
Nobody respects Cambodia because the country totally depends on the world's aid, beg for everything.
Do you respect beggers?
War will break now at anymoment between the two country. Thai will be fucking die like dog and cat kill them fucking thai soldiers son of a fucking shit just kill them all.
Let's boycott UNESCO
Yes, I do respected beggars only once s/he is totally blind or physically handicapped and unable to self supported.
fuck unisco or un NOW IS TIME TO START KILLING SIEM!!!!
Really bullshit Thai PM, Vekchhachiva! Ok let's fight and kill them all along the border!
Thai is really shit country!
to 10:12 AM,
I think khmer news made mistake. It should be WHC accepts to take the plan for considering in next year meeting.
Time to stop playing with the Thais, waste of time.
Start laying ground rules within this 4.6 km area, establish clear demarcation line and enforce it with bullets.
It is clear that PAD's goal is to have co-ownership of the temple which by international law is awarded to Cambodia.
The only way to chase thugs out of your house is to shoot them!
THUGS DON'T RESPECT LAW. THAT IS WHY THEY ARE THUGS. THE THAIS CHOOSE TO IGNORE THE IJC RULING IN 1962. THEY ARE THUGS.
IF THE LAW IS BEHIND YOU THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE A WILL TO ENFORCE IT, EVEN IF YOU DIE TO SACRIFICE FOR WHAT IS LAWFUL.
STOP PLAYING WITH THUGS. SHOW THE THUGS YOU HAVE THE LAW BEHIND YOU.
HOW HARD IS THAT TO UNDERSTAND!
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)?
The Siem and the UNESCO can play cat and mouse game and delay all they want but at the end Cambodia will manage Preah Vihear temple which is already under Cambodian sovereignty! This is the fact!
What the Siem leaders want to do or deal with the UNESCO is their problem! What belong to Cambodia will belong to Cambodia!
នេះឬជាជោគជ័យរបស់សម្តេចតេជោហ៊ុនសែននិងឯឧត្តមសុខអាន?
what did unesco based their deferment on? did they want khmer and siem to work on the demarcation first like siem requested? don't expect cambodia gov't to cooperate when siem continue to make illegal claim based on their unilateral map! cambodia can only honor the 1907 international treaty map which hasn't change since. any other map by siem taking advantage of cambodia's situation is unacceptable and will be work with demarcation, ok! and those who said lame excuse like cambodia is a beggar on aid, etc is ignorant because donors' aid has nothing to do with siem wanting to steal cambodia's preah vihear temple; it has more to do with good diplomacy, etc..., ok!
if cambodia do not ask unesco for funds, maybe siem would have nothing to protest against cambodia. i think if cambodia do not need unesco to help with the world heritage site, then unesco would fail its obligation to help the designated world heritage site, and cambodia can seal the border surrounding preah vihear temple and not allow any tourists to enter cambodia to visit preah vihear from siem's side. all siem tourists must enter cambodia via phnom penh or siem reap airports, etc...! i'm sure cambodia will manage our own plan when push comes to shove, etc..., really! cambodia is the owner of preah vihear temple and surrounding areas, not siem, ok! we make our own decision when push comes to shove! watch! one more year deferment and no more after next year!
Thai is a robber nation.
What the UNESCO postpone to consider the Khmer Temple plan, just a tactic to defense the temple from aggressive thai robber.
At then end Cambodia will win.
NO BODY RESPECT THE ROBBER!!!
yes, that explains what Siem or Siam means in thai. The ROBBER!!!
The Cambodian government's spokesman, Phay Siphan, said the so-called overlapping area of 4.6 square kilometres adjacent to the Preah Vihear as claimed by Thailand was based on a unilaterally produced map but the Cambodian claim was based on the 1908 Siam-Franco map.
"Thailand's falsified establishment of the map to claim the area is an international crime," he said.
Why doesn't Cambodian Gov put the border dispute to the international court?
ไอ้พวกหมาไทยว่าเขมรโง่...มึงรู้หรือเปล่าว่าวัฒนธรรมแขมร์สูงมากตั้งแต่สมัยนครพนมจนถึงปัจจุบัน...สูงเหรือเกินจนถึงพวกมึงอิจฉาโขมยภาษา วัฒนธรรม และมรดกแขมร์ทั้งสิ้นมาเป็นของตน...โกหกลูกหลานมึงได้แต่ชาวโลกเขารู้, ศาลโลกก็รู้...พวกมึงหลี้ภัยหนีจากน่านเจ้ามาอยู่ถิ่นสุวรรณภูมิของแขมร์ เคยชาวแขมร์สงสารเกื้อหนุน ให้ที่อยู่ เป็นทาสแขมร์...รักแขมร์มาก...พูดไม่หมด...แม้แต่คำ 'พวกโจร' ในภาษามึงก็เป็นคำแขมร์! นี่แหละไอ้พวกสัตว์เดรัจฉานเนรคุณ!
Fuck all Siem thieves
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