By Supalak Ganjanakhundee,
Nuntida Phuangthong
The Nation
Meanwhile, Thailand's Joint Boundary Committee chief Asda Jayanama is in Paris to meet with Bokova to push for revocation of the temple's World Heritage status. Thailand wants Unesco to suspend the designation until the boundary conflict is settled. This dispute with Unesco is one of Thailand's many international battles against its smaller neighbour.
With its mission to inspect damage done to Preah Vihear Temple during the border skirmish blocked, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) said yesterday that it would send a special envoy to Bangkok and Phnom Penh soon to pave the way for a visit to the temple.
The border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia spilled over to Unesco, with the Abhisit government blaming the UN body for igniting the conflict by giving the temple a World Heritage Site designation in 2008.
Unesco announced earlier that it would dispatch an urgent mission to inspect the temple after Cambodia claimed the structure was partly damaged by Thai artillery shells during the skirmish from February 4 to 7.
The Thai government, however, is against the mission, saying any visit to the temple had to be permitted by Thai authorities, especially as officials will have to access the site via an area that comes under Thailand's sovereignty.
In response, Unesco director-general Irina Bokova announced that she would shortly send a special envoy to Bangkok and Phnom Penh. She added that any assessment mission to Preah Vihear could only take place once calm has been restored to the area.
Unesco, meanwhile, has voiced regret at the continuing tension between the two neighbouring countries over the issue of Preah Vihear. "A world cultural heritage should never be the cause for conflict," Bokova said in a statement yesterday, adding that Unesco was in touch with senior officials of both nations.
The 900-year-old temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, has been at the core of the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia since the last century.
In a 1962 ruling by the International Court of Justice, Preah Vihear is situated in territory that comes under the sovereignty of Cambodia, but Bangkok has been arguing that the surrounding area belongs to Thailand.
Initially, Thailand was not supposed to have anything to do with the World Heritage designation, but it got involved in the process over fears of losing its sovereignty in the temple's vicinity.
Meanwhile, Thailand's Joint Boundary Committee chief Asda Jayanama is in Paris to meet with Bokova to push for revocation of the temple's World Heritage status. Thailand wants Unesco to suspend the designation until the boundary conflict is settled. This dispute with Unesco is one of Thailand's many international battles against its smaller neighbour.
Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya will lead a delegation of experts from his ministry's Treaties and Legal Affairs Department to the UN Security Council meeting in New York on Monday. They will be armed with historical documents, maps, photographs and video clips of the border clash, an official said yesterday.
The four-day clash at the border killed at least eight people, including a Thai civilian, and injured about 70 others.
As requested by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Security Council will hold a closed meeting on Monday with foreign ministers from both sides, diplomats said.
Kasit, his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong and Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, who as the current chairman of Asean has been trying to mediate in the dispute, are expected to speak to the council, diplomats said.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke to both sides on Tuesday and offered help to negotiate a peace deal. However, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said his government insisted on bilateral talks, though it did agree to send a delegation to the UN.
6 comments:
Why only dark skin Thai without any big land and property are willing to go to the frontline to defend Thailand but the Chinese Thai are hiding and waiting to take the lands and they will benefit after the war. This is not fair to the real dark skin Thai.
When the country is in trouble only the Thai with dark skin are willing to die to protect the nation, but meanwhile the rich fat Chinese Thai abuse the dark skin Thai.
Most Chinese Thai are prejudice toward the dark skin Thai and they always look down at the real Thai. They seldom let the dark skin Thai marry with their children. It is not fair to the real Thai army.
What leal ground Thai can protest visiting of UNESCO? Khmer temple, Khmer land, built by Khmer, and what business Thai is in?
Folks, Priminister called for long war and that what all Khmer should expect to do, prepare for long war.
TRUST NO ONE...
IT'S MEAN NEVER TRUST HUNSEN AND CPP
ALL KHMER NEED TO GET RID OF THEM
Thai have to pay for the damage to World Heritage Site. Preah Vihear not just belong to Khmer it belong to UNESCO. Deal with it PAD.
I say stop dealing with Thai. There is nothing to gain from bully and except fight back. But, also, just close all our border, and should not has anything to do with them. We must not allow any Thai to visit Preah Vihear or any other temple, just close all the border. The government should take care all Khmer who live on the border. Khmer is poor but we are rich in natural resource, enought food to feed everybody.
Dear Dr. Hun Sen and Ten Thousands stars Dr. Hun Manet,
Why do you and your relatives give Kos Trol, sea and lands to Vietnam? Why? and Why?
Why do you and all of your relatives involve a lot of murder cases in Cambodia? Why? Why?
Why do you murder Cambodian K5, 1997 events and so on and so on with lost count? Why?
If you are so good why do you and your families murder Cambodians? Why? And Why?
If you are so good, why do above 90% Cambodians are so poor but you and your relatives are billionaires and millionaires? Why? Why?
Why do you try to kill people from telling the true? Why? Why?
What is the difference from Khmer Rough and you, Sir?
If you are so good why do you block KI from Cambodians?
If you are so good, why do you steal all Cambodian life such as well being, health, cut down Cambodians life expectancy as well? But you and your small group are eat well, sleep well, exercise well, have oversea doctors and best medical treatment from high class private doctors from oversea. Most Cambodians that have no money, your healthcare system left Cambodians patients to die in front of your hospital. Why? Why?
If you are so good why more than 6 millions Vietnamese are living permanently in Cambodia, right now? Why, Dr. Hen Sen? And Why
Everywhere, I walk in Cambodia I see Vietnamese speak Vietnamese every where, why? Why?
Don't you and your families scare of hell for eternity?
When you die can you bring all of your power and money with you?
How come only real Khmer with dark skin, skinny with no big land and property willing to go to the frontline to defiance Cambodia land but Chinese Cambodians are hiding and waiting to take the lands and benefit after war, Is that fair to real dark skin Khmer, Dr. Hun Sen???? When the country in trouble only Khmer with dark skin willing to die to protect Cambodian nation but rich fat Chinese Cambodian abuse dark skin Khmer as stupid after the war over, why Dr. Hun Sen??? Why??? Most Chinese Cambodians are prejudice toward dark skin Khmer and they always look down to real Khmer as stupid. They are very hardly let’s dark skin Khmer married their children. Can Dr. Hun Sen please explain to all dark skin military of Cambodia? Where is the Chinese Cambodians at frontline? Is it really unfair to Khmer army?
Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Big ass lady and his beloved Dr. Hun Manet Please don't put us in jail or kill us for this! We want to live like you and your families do!
Khmers victim of 1997 and K5, Khmer Girl Ms. Rattana Keo
PS
If Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Hun Manet remove the tablet it is show they are extremely coward and his star are just joy stars given by his daddy not by patriotism. Dr. Hun Manet is very coward as his daddy they only aim to kill innocent Cambodians that all. Dr. Hun SEn and Dr. ten stars Hun Manet are very great at bullying Cambodians and killing Cambodians but cowardly toward Thai and Viet.
CPP are not just corrupted, CPP are extremely corrupt. They are even sell the country such as Kos Trol, Seas, lands, Cambodian people, Cambodian health and well being, all resources in the Cambodia…with lost count. You name it!
Seriously where is the win win policy of Dr. Hun Sen represent? The country is getting smaller and smaller and shame by Dr. Hun Sen and Dr. Hun Manet and his families, his relatives and friends.
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