Monday, February 28, 2011

Hun Xen asked UNESCO to help save Preah Vihear temple

Koichiro Matsuura (L) and Hun Xen (Photo: CEN)

28 Feb 2011
By Ratana
Cambodia Express News
Translated from Khmer JasmineRevolution

Phnom Penh – During a meeting with Koichiro Matsuura, the UNESCO special envoy, Hun Xen asked this institution to actively help save Preah Vihear temple which sustained destruction from the Thai army. Hun Xen also asked for a discussion between Cambodia and Thailand on the damages on the temple, and that the discussion should be held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris with the participation of UNESCO.

Hun Xen told Koichiro Matsuura that the Preah Vihear dispute did not stem from the World Heritage listing – as claimed by Thailand – but rather by the Thai aggression instead. Xok An informed the press about the content of this meeting, he also indicated that Hun Xen raised the issue about the use of the banned cluster bombs by Thailand as well.

Koichiro Matsuura told Xok An that UNESCO will send its experts to review the damages sustained by Preah Vihear temple as soon as the ASEAN will send in its observers to the border region between Cambodia and Thailand.


Koichiro Matsuura arrived in Cambodia in the afternoon of Sunday 27 Feb for a 3-day visit. He met with Xok An and Hun Xen this morning at the Council of Ministers. He also plans to meet with Hor 5 Hong, the minister of Foreign Affairs and he will also pay a visit to King Sihamoni as well.

He also plans to meet with the UNESCO representative in Cambodia and a number of embassy staffs. Koichiro Matsuura’s trip is aimed at finding ways to save Preah Vihear temple which sustained damages from Thailand. Xok An indicated that these damages are cultural and religious crime.

According to Xok An, the Cambodian government already held a special meeting to discuss the request made by the ASEAN president to provide a report on the damages sustained by the Preah Vihear temple prior to the arrival of the ASEAN observers in Cambodia. Xok An hoped that ASEAN will send its observers to Cambodia soon and that UNESCO will follow suit by sending over its experts to the temple.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVZ6bdIqlGU&feature=fvwrel

look this man is now in Prey Sar.

Anonymous said...

You should read this :

ព្រះតេជព្រះគុណ អៀង សុខ​ធឿន ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​សង្ស័យ​ថា ត្រូវ​បាន​ឃាតក​ប្រើ​កាំបិត​អារ​ក​សម្លាប់ នៅ​យប់​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៦ ខែ​កុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ​២០០៧ ក្នុង​កុដិ​ព្រះអង្គ នា​វត្ត​ទ្រនំ​ជ្រឹង ស្ថិត​នៅ​សង្កាត់​បឹង​ធំ ខណ្ឌ​ដង្កោ រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ បន្ទាប់​ពី​ព្រះ​អង្គ​បាន​និមន្ត​វិល​ត្រឡប់​ពី​ចូល​រួម​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​នៅ​ ខាង​មុខ​ស្ថានទូត​វៀតណាម។

យ៉ាង​ណា​ក៏​ដោយ សមត្ថកិច្ច​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា កាល​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​២០០៧ បាន​សន្និដ្ឋាន​ជំហាន​ដំបូង​របស់​ខ្លួន​ថា ការ​សុគត​របស់​ព្រះតេជព្រះគុណ អៀង សុខ​ធឿន ដោយ​សារ​តែ​ព្រះ​អង្គ​ធ្វើ​អត្តឃាត​ខ្លួន​ឯង។ ប៉ុន្តែ​ការ​សន្និដ្ឋាន​នេះ ត្រូវ​បាន​មន្ត្រី​អង្គការ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល និង​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ​ច្រាន​ចោល និង​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​សមត្ថកិច្ច​យក​សព​ទៅ​ធ្វើ​កោសល្យវិច័យ តែ​ត្រូវ​សមត្ថកិច្ច​បដិសេធន៍។

This how they stop people from protesting against them. This youn slave always kill innocence khmer people they killed even monk just to please their youn master.

May the lord Budhha bless this monk and condemn Ah Hun Sen, his family and his gangs to hell.