BANGKOK, June 25 (MCOT online news) -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee (WHC) was likely to postpone the consideration of Cambodia's Preah Vihear Temple management plan, according to Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Mr Abhisit said he was informed by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti, who is leading the Thai delegation at the 35th session of the WHC meeting in Paris, that the meeting would delay consideration of the ancient temple management plan proposed by Cambodia.
Now the wording was being adjusted on the draft of joint resolution by UNESCO World Heritage Centre after both Thai and Cambodian versions failed to win each country's approval.
Words in the draft like "restoration" and "repair" of the temple could cause problems in interpretation, Suwit said earlier.
The adjustment was aimed at making the joint resolution more fair for the two countries, so no nation would be at a disadvantage, said Abhisit.
The Thai premier said that all parties had to respect the WHC's resolution.
Mr Abhsit said that the temple management plan should not lead to any problems between Thailand and Cambodia.
The WHC's resolution should also help ease tensions between the two neighbouring countries, he said.
Thailand earlier threatened to resign from membership of the WHC if the joint resolution draft regarding the temple management plan was submitted to the consideration of the WHC, as it would put Thailand at risk of losing territory.
Both Bangkok and Phnom Penh earlier submitted their own versions of the draft agreement.
However, the two countries still disagreed on many points, despite having been allowed to adjust their drafts four times each in the past two days.
Thailand insists the WHC should delay consideration of the management plan until border demarcation work is complete.
5 comments:
Thailand is pressuring the UNESCO to make a tough decision by threatening the UNESCO to quit its membership. I don't think this is how the UNESCO should be treated; but what manifesting is Abishit's desperation for the July election. For the UNESCO, it is their decision... whether they are playing the Thailand's pawn or be the strong and independent the institution it has been.
The ulterior motive is clearly for Abhisit political reason, but what for the UNESCO and Cambodia? The UNESCO certainly will lose their creditability and Cambodia will continue to lose more territory to Thailand, its aggressor, and will never find closure with Thailand.
if you keep up with the news related to preah vihear at all, siem always try to stay ahead of the issue by claiming this or that about it without the official notification from the horse's mouth itself, really! so, there again, the true color of siem thugs, you know!
How far Thai can complain?
And how far it can run?
The bird that talks too much is
in the cage,but the one that does not
talk fly freely.
siem has no power over unesco, you know!
AH!SIEM ARCH KRI.AH! SEE ARCH KREM.ALWAYS CRY LIKE A BABY,AH! ABHIJIT WANT TO WIN THE ELECTION IN THE 3 OF JULY,THAT IS WHY,HE WANTS TO BARK UNTIL HIS TEETH FALL OFF.AH! LOB SA TECK!,NEVER STOP DREAMING UNTIL HIS KING DIE!.
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