Phnom Penh Monday, 06 June 2011
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday Cambodia will not withdraw its request to the International Court of Justice for a decision clarification on land near Preah Vihear temple, following calls for a continuation of bilateral talks by Thailand.
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was quoted Sunday saying Cambodia should withdraw its request from the court, which heard arguments on both sides last week in the Hague.
Cambodia wants the court to clarify a 1962 decision that gave the temple to Cambodia, in hopes it can also be used to determine other borders. Thai officials say that decision should not be used to determine sovereignty on land near the temple.
Abhisit said Sunday that Cambodia should withdraw the request as a good faith initiative for bilateral talks over the border, the site of numerous deadly clashes since a build-up began in 2008.
Abhisit recommended a joint management plan for a 4.6-kilometer stretch of land near the temple, which has been a major point of contention in the border conflict. The most recent fighting, in April, left more than a dozen people killed and sent thousands of civilians fleeing.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the Royal School of Administration, Hun Sen said on Monday that Cambodia would not withdraw the case “at any cost.”
Hun Sen said a joint management plan is not possible and denied the existence of “overlapping” land.
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the court can enforce existing international treaty of 1907 that siem violated, i believe! yes, the key word here is "existing" international of 1907, definitely not siem's unilateral map or illegal map to stake claim to cambodia's sovereignty, really! of course the court cannot go out of their scope of responsibility to create new law, but to enforce existing ones, they can, you understand! the last i checked, 1907 international treaty came before 1962 siem unilateral map, you know!
Yeah as expected.
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10:50 pm,
Your point being?
What the hell are you implying?
stand firm, no withdraw case from ICJ
F.U., siam
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