11 Sept 2010
By Yun Samien
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Komping Puoy
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Cambodia plans to host the 36th World Heritage Committee meeting in 2012 in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province.
On Saturday 11 Sept, Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, indicated that Xok An, the vice-PM and minister of the Council of Ministers, plans to host the 36th World Heritage Committee meeting in 2012. The meeting will be held to share Cambodia’s experiences in the successful listing of Cambodian temples.
Phay Siphan added that Cambodia sent the information to UNESCO to express its plan to host the World Heritage Committee, but Cambodia did not yet receive the green light from UNESCO.
He added that Siem Reap city has sufficient infrastructure to allow Cambodia to host the meeting. For the past 10 years, Siem Reap city hosted a number of world VIPs, 36 of whom were presidents, prime ministers or leaders.
Phay Siphan added that Cambodia has sufficient experience to share with the World Heritage committee members in the preservation of ancient temples.
Cambodia’s plan to host the World Heritage committee meeting took shape after UNESCO announced on 30 July that the war of words between Cambodia and Thailand came to an end after the two countries accepted the decision by the committee members on the management of the Preah Vihear temple, a World Heritage site.
This decision recognizes that UNESCO’s World Heritage Site committee accepted the documents provided by Cambodia for consideration at the 35th committee meeting to be held in Bahrain. The decision was send to Juca Ferreira, the committee chairman and Bazil’s minister of culture.
Cambodia sent in its plan to preserve and develop the Cambodian Preah Vihear temple’s zone to the World Heritage committee for adoption, however, it was met by Thailand’s objection because Thailand claimed that Cambodia’s plan could affect disputed zone near the Cambodian temple.
Phay Siphan also denied that Cambodia’s plan will affect Thailand’s affairs.
On Saturday 11 Sept, Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, indicated that Xok An, the vice-PM and minister of the Council of Ministers, plans to host the 36th World Heritage Committee meeting in 2012. The meeting will be held to share Cambodia’s experiences in the successful listing of Cambodian temples.
Phay Siphan added that Cambodia sent the information to UNESCO to express its plan to host the World Heritage Committee, but Cambodia did not yet receive the green light from UNESCO.
He added that Siem Reap city has sufficient infrastructure to allow Cambodia to host the meeting. For the past 10 years, Siem Reap city hosted a number of world VIPs, 36 of whom were presidents, prime ministers or leaders.
Phay Siphan added that Cambodia has sufficient experience to share with the World Heritage committee members in the preservation of ancient temples.
Cambodia’s plan to host the World Heritage committee meeting took shape after UNESCO announced on 30 July that the war of words between Cambodia and Thailand came to an end after the two countries accepted the decision by the committee members on the management of the Preah Vihear temple, a World Heritage site.
This decision recognizes that UNESCO’s World Heritage Site committee accepted the documents provided by Cambodia for consideration at the 35th committee meeting to be held in Bahrain. The decision was send to Juca Ferreira, the committee chairman and Bazil’s minister of culture.
Cambodia sent in its plan to preserve and develop the Cambodian Preah Vihear temple’s zone to the World Heritage committee for adoption, however, it was met by Thailand’s objection because Thailand claimed that Cambodia’s plan could affect disputed zone near the Cambodian temple.
Phay Siphan also denied that Cambodia’s plan will affect Thailand’s affairs.
5 comments:
Temples, more temples, nothing but temples. I see no benefits in hosting UNESCO annual meeting. Temples do not feed people, nor do they vault the khmer people into the 21th Century.
It is good plan but one year to another year, the Angkor ticket have been sole they do not announce for Khmer to know how many moneys to get from and spend on. It is quiet, Maybe Sok An eat half of those moneys.
Khmer Angkor
yes, good for cambodia to host any international meeting. good for businesses, for the world to get to know more about cambodia, etc. it's about time; cambodia had been isolated for too long already! god bless cambodia.
Ah teetuy Phay Siphan is a "yes-man" to eveything his boss tells him to do.
go for it, cambodia! it's always good thing to host any international event in cambodia to boost the local economy, etc...
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