Friday, February 25, 2011

UNESCO admits management plan for Preah Vihear Temple difficult: Thai FM

BANGKOK, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Thai Foreign Ministry spokesman Thani Thongpakdi said on Friday after talks between Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya and UNESCO special envoy that the UNESCO delegation admitted it was difficult to carry on management plan for Preah Vihear Temple.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) special envoy on Preah Vihear temple, Koichiro Matsuura, arrived in Bangkok on Thursday night and had discussions with Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya at around 3:30 p.m. before going to meet with Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva at 5 p. m..

Matsuura, former director-general of UNESCO (1999-2009) and former chairman of the World Heritage Committee (1999), was appointed by Director-general Irina Bokova to discuss with Thailand and Cambodia measures to safeguard the temple, which was listed as a World Heritage site in 2008.


According to Thani, Kasit had explained to the envoy Thai- Cambodian relationships as well as close cultural and historical relations between the two countries.

The foreign minister also insisted that Thailand should continue seeking solutions on border issue through existing bilateral frameworks including Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) and General Border Committee, the ministry spokesman said.

Kasit also explained how the listing of the Hindu temple has so far complicated the issue while border demarcation has not yet been completed.

The three-member UNESCO delegation will fly to Phnom Penh on Sunday for talks with Cambodian officials on ways of reducing tension and promoting dialogue around the preservation of the temple.

The deadly border-clashes between Thailand and Cambodia during Feb. 4-7 has caused slight damage to the 11th-century Preah Vihear temple.

The UNESCO issued a statement early this week, saying that the "temple was inscribed on the World Heritage List for its outstanding universal value in keeping with the 1972 World Heritage Convention, which has been ratified by both Cambodia and Thailand."

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thai is drooling over Preah Vihear since Ankor Watt Is far out of Reach!

Anonymous said...

Listing Khmer temple within Khmer's territory is none of Thailand's business.

Anonymous said...

without the respect for international law, of course, it is difficult, tell that to siem thugs, really! only law will peace peace and mutual respect, you know! siem thugs' rankling won't help anything with us cambodia, ok!

Anonymous said...

Attn: Khun Ahishit/Kasit & Yellow Thai/SiamesesPAD thugs war mongers from "GREED and DESIRES.

"NO PROBLEM...MY ME PANHAHA LEOY"

"LE PROBLEM EST SIMPLE POURQUOI COMPLIQUER...? Simple problem why to complicate...? Former King Preah NORODOM SURAMARITH,Grand Father of King NORODOM SIHAKMONY

Note:If you guys stupidThai/SiamesesPAD thugs enough.Why all of you and your Leaders,especially your King of SiamThai don't respect The International Court of law:

Where's the value of human being...?."DAMALY MANOUS YEUNG NEOV TRANG NA.?"

- NO PROBLEM....MY ME PANHAHA.

- KHUN KHA KHANG MANOUS U TINAY...?
"Damlay Manous Yeung Neov Trang Na?.

- A KWAM NGOR NE ANDARAY MARK.
"Te Lngoung Hoeil Neung Andaray."

- KWAM ROO THIM TOUR HOAR OY TOUR MY ROT. "Damrest Chhes Pinh Khour Kbal Yaung Khlourn Eighn ot Rouch.

Khanti's Forbearance,Patience,and Strength census.

WesternObserver said...

Thai foreign minister Kasit Piromya expressed in his own words on the UNESCO official Koichiro Matsuura admitted that management plan for Cambodian's Preah Vihear Temple was difficult. This statement is fabricated. Koichiro Matsuura did not say that. But what he said was "the universal value of Cambodia's Preah Vihear needs to be preserved for humanity at all costs. And Thai needs to adhere to international rules of laws and treaties to avoid the conflict in the region" .

Anonymous said...

I have found this comment by Mr. 3:23 AM to be very funny and entertaining. I am reproducing his story here and hope that he does not mind.

Mr. 3:23 AM, thank you very much for your excellent skill in writing this story.

សេចក្តីសម្ភាស​ សុយ សុភាព នឹង សម្តច ស៊ីជោ
សុភាព=សម្តេច ចាប់ពីពេលដែលគេបានបិទ ខេអាយមក ខ្ញុំត្រេកអរណាស់ តើនោះវាយ៉ាងណា?
ស៊ីជោ=អើ កូនចៅអាញ់ វាចង់ការពារ​អាញ់ហ្នឹងណា ជាពិសែសគឺកូនចៅរបស់ចៅហ្វាយអាញ់ដែលជាម្ចាស់ អាំងទើណិតនោះឯង តែអាញ់អត់បានបញ្ជាទេ ឯងឃើញ
ទេគេជួយបិទបាំងអាញ់គ្រប់ជ្រុង។
សុភាព=បាទសម្តេច បើសម្តេចបិទ ខេអាយចោល
យ៉ាងនេះច្បាស់ជាគ្មាននាក់ណាដឹងរឿងដែលត្រឹមត្រូវល្អៗ
ទៀតទេក្នុងស្រុកយើង​ ព្រោះ កូនចៃខេអាយនេះ វាធ្វើឱ្យសម្តេចឱ្យដេកមិនលក់មែន ហើយវាមិនដែលលើកពីរឿងការរីកចម្រើនមក​និយាយម្តងណាឡើយ មានទេ សម្តេចអាជោ?
ស៊ីជោ=អើ ស្រុកយើងរីកចម្រើនមែនគឺដោយ គេជួយធ្វើផ្លូវខ្វាត់ខ្វែង គេជួយធ្វើស្ពានរាប់មិនអស់ ហើយកុំអីស្ពាននាក់លឿងគេធ្វើរួចតាំងពីយូរមក ម្លេះ តែដោយវាមិនព្រមឱ្យថ្លៃទឹកតែមក​អាញ់ បានជាអាញ់មិនព្រមចុះហត្ថលេខាឱ្យធ្វើ តែវាមានគេចរួចឯណាឃើញទេ តើវាចង់ធ្វើវាត្រូវតែអញ្ចឹង។
សុភាព=អូអញ្ចឹងទេ សម្តេច មុនគេជួយក៏សាងអ្វីមួយ
ទាល់តែបង់កុម្មីស្សុង ទើបសម្តេចអនុញ្ញាតិឱ្យធ្វើ មែនឬ?
ស៊ីជោ=អើ គឺហៅថាតាក់ឮ ហ្វី ណា បានគេព្រមឱ្យ
ហើយឯងឃើញទេដូចជាសាលារៀនជាង ២០០០​ ពាន់ខ្នង​ សឹងតែឈ្មោះ ហុន សែននឹង​ ប៊ុន រ៉ានី ទាំងអស់ គឺអាញ់ដាក់ឈ្មោះច្រើនជាងសម្តេចឪរាប់សឹបដងទៅទៀត តែពួកប្រឆាំងមើលមិនឃើញទេ អាញ់ខ្វាក់ម្ខាងមើល
ឃើញយ៉ាងច្បាស់ តែពួកវាអត់ខ្វាក់បែរជាមើល
មិនឃើញ អាជោអាញ់វាហួសចិត្ត។
សុភាព=បាទសម្តេច សាលាទាំងអស់គ្រាន់តែ សម្តេច ជោចង្អុលទៅឧកញ៉ាអស់នោះគេធ្វើឱ្យភ្លាម
ហើយដាក់​ឈ្មោះសម្តេចទៀតផង បើសម្តេចជោចង្អុលម្តងទៀតប្រហែលឡើងជាង
៤០០០ហើយ នោះពិតជាកូនយួនដែលមកថ្មីៗ មិនអត់សាលារៀនទេណាសម្តេចជោ។ ចុះសម្តេចខ្ញុំឃើញគេចាប់តែមេពូលីសខាងស​ ខេង អញ្ចឹង?
ស៊ីជោ=អើពួកហ្នឹងសុទ្ធតែប្រព្រឹត្តអំពើពុករលួយ វាខុស
ច្បាប់ បំពានរំលោភ គៃប្រវ៉ាញ់ យក​មានតែឯង មើលយើងចុះ ធ្វើជាស្តេចតេចោ ២៦ឆ្នាំហើយ គ្មានអ្វីទេ
មានតែកូនផ្ទះតូចពីរទេ គឺមួយនៅក្បែរវិមានឯករាជ្យ នឹងមួយទៀតនៅទួលក្រសាំងប៉ុណ្ណោះ ចំណែកប្រាក់នៅ អេ ស៊ី លី ដា មិនមែនរបស់ខ្ញុំទាំងអស់ទេ គឺសុខអាន នឹងខ្ញុំចូលគ្នា តែមិនតិចជាង សាដាំហ៊ូសេន ឯណា​ ។

សុភាព=បានជាខ្ញុំហៅសម្តេចតេចោ ព្រោះបងប្អូនដឹងហើយ តើគាត់មានរាបប៊ីលល្យុងមកពីអ្វី
ឯចំពោះស៊ីជោ មកពីស្តេចជោស៊ីហនុ គាត់ហៅ ហុន​ សែន ថា អាជោហុន សែន រួចគាត់ហៅត្រង់ទៅវាមិនកើត
ខ្លាចអាជោវាខឹង រួចគាត់ដាក់ថាដែកជោហុន សែន​ទៅ
ហុន សែនមិនដឹងក៏ជោសប្បាយរហូតមក ព្រោះបងប្អូន
ឃើញស្រាប់​ អាជោចង់ឱ្យគេអួតសរសើរ​រហូត បើបទ
ចម្រៀងសុំខ្មាស់ សុទ្ធតែឈ្មោះគាត់ ប្រពន្ធគាត់ ឥឡូវដល់
កូនគាត់ទៀត មេទាហាននៅជួរមុខគ្មានមួយទេ​ គឺ​ ០ តែ
ហុន​ ម៉ានេត ទើបឡើងសោះបាន ជានាក់ពូខ្លាំងពូកែ
កុំខឹងណា ស្រីឍឹក ដារា នឹងនាក់តសូការពារទឹកដីនៅជួរ
មុខទាំងអស់ ហូបមីទៅ ព្រោះឩកញ៉ាទិញមីយកទៅវាមើលឃើញច្រើនហើយវា
អស់ប្រាក់តិច ។តស៊ូទៅគង់តែបានល្បីទេ តែដល់ស្លាប់
គេអត់បានប្រាប់ឱ្យគេដឹងផង តែគេច្បាស់ណាស់ចំនួនខាងសៀមស្លាប់​ ប្រហែល
ហុន ម៉ានេត នាក់រាប់ហើយ។

3:23 AM

Anonymous said...

Thank you 2:05am for clarifying that. so another word Thai FM Kashit Piromya lied through his teeth!!

Anonymous said...

Our Ancestors says:....Don't trust the Sky, Don't trust the Star,Don't trust the Thai/
SiamesesPAD thugs war mongers,especially Abhishit/Kasit from Flip Flop,Thai pussy, Greed and Desires.

In North America says:All politicians "Flip flop,especially Abhishit/Kasit.Lawyers is a crook and corruptionsas as our Lawyers in Phnom-Penh-Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

a good learning lesson for all: hear it from the horse's mouth. in other words, not smart to buy too much into rumors alone, always check and verify. remember ronald reagan once said "trust but verify"! that is wise indeed, you know!

and stick by the law only, especially in the so-called siem dispute!

Anonymous said...

It's quite self-evident Bangkok has done everything possible over Preah Vihear to derail the management plan put on the table by Cambodia, and this includes lying to their own public, the world community and of course, themselves.

Prior to the recent outbreak of violence, the Thais bullied Cambodia over a couple of signs erected to mark Khmer territory.

When these had been destroyed to Cambodia's humiliation, they still managed to find something else to pick a fight over with Cambodia by demanding that the Cambodian national flag be removed from Wat Keo Seka Kiri Swarak despite the fact that the flag itself has been there for years.

The violence itself is Bangkok's means of convincing Unesco of its own opposition to the proposed plan and of deterring the UN body from giving its stamp of approval in the temple's favour in terms of much needed preservation work and funding.

By granting the temple world heritage inscription, Unesco will be wise to stick to its own principles and mission in preserving the site's legacy for mankind, rather than playing into the hands of the Thais by allowing itself to be swayed by their specious designs and treacherous intrigues.


Ko-Prey

Anonymous said...

i know, and siem thugs thought cambodia and the world was stupid enough to buy from them! not!!!!!!!! siem just lost their credibility with cambodia and the world. god bless cambodia, always.

Anonymous said...

Thank you Ko-prey 6:04am! Well said and in lined with the world's thought.

Anonymous said...

Don't put too much stock into what Kasit and Abhisit say publicly.

These two are some of the best manipulators around.

Kasit and Abhisit have menacing PAD monkeys riding on their backs that they need to please.

Anonymous said...

UNESCO know full well that they are dealing with an illegitimate Thai government hell bend on using nationalism to stay in power.

UNESCO also know the difficulty in establishing long lasting agreement with a government installed by the military, where in a matter of time will be once again dissolved.