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CFC-CBC News Jully 7, 2007 |
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Monday, 09 July 2007 |
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Preah Vihear: The border was already settled by The Hague International Court of Justice
Near the end of June 2007, following Thailand’s reservations, UNESCO decided to “suspend” Cambodia’s request for the protection of the Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage site, and the UN body asked the two countries “to quickly resolve the issue of border demarcation at this location.”
In Bangkok, according to the news published on June 29, 2007, Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following statement: “In principle, Thailand totally agrees that the Preah Vihear Temple should be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, under the reservation that the differences on the site’s joint management and the problems of border demarcation are resolved first.” Immediately after this statement, Thailand sent its “black-clad uniformed” troops to prevent the access to the temple from the Thai side, and to close the border. These actions effectively created unease and excitation on Cambodia’s side.
The action taken by the Thai troops is nothing new when it comes to the Cambodian Preah Vihear Temple. Two years ago, in May 2005, “black-clad” Thai soldiers undertook the same action towards the temple. At the time, Thammarak Isarangura, the then Thai Minister of Defense, declared that “Thai troops would remain (there) to assure that there will not be any crossings into the territories in conflict, until the two countries complete their demarcation work.” In Phnom Penh, Thailand’s ambassador to Cambodia declared that Thailand intends to respect the decision of The Hague International Court of Justice which gave the ownership of the Preah Vihear Temple to Cambodia in 1962. “However, he added, the decision concerned the temple only and it did not precise the border delineation … That’s why this problem persists until nowadays.” On July 06, 2007, Viraphand Vacharathit, Thailand’s ambassador in Phnom Penh, implicitly placed the blame on Hun Sen’s government when he declared to the news media that “Cambodia knew very well that UNESCO would suspend this decision on Preah Vihear … because of the absence of the border demarcation line…”
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CFC/CBC News Jun 20, 2007 |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 19 June 2007 |
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For some time now, rumors have caused confusion in some people’s mind regarding the “Cambodia’s Border Committee in France and Worldwide” (CBC) and the “Khmer M’chas Srok Movement” (KMS), an organization newly formed by our compatriots from France, the USA, Australia, etc…
Formed in 1999 and governed by the July 01, 1901 French Law and the August 16, 1901 French decree, the goal of CBC is to sensitize the national and international opinion, and to mobilize its members and its compatriots, to the border problems in Cambodia, within the framework of the concerned International treaties and agreements in place, and under the application of the October 23, 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia.
CBC is not affiliated with any political organizations or otherwise, even though it supported and still supports all Cambodian political positions, and those of foreign Superpowers, in the defense or the respect of the territorial sovereignty and integrity of Cambodia, as well as the stipulations of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements on Cambodia. Furthermore, CBC members are free to belong to any organizations which respect these same higher interests for Cambodia, both in their goals and their operations.
As far as we know, the “Khmer M’chas Srok Movement” (KMS) Association was formed in accordance to the US law, and this association has its own statutes, committees, and leadership that are pursuing their own objectives and activities independently and distinctly from those of CBC. KMS objectives and activities fall under its own competence as stipulated in the exercise of the Citizens’ rights defined in the September 21, 1993 Constitution of Cambodia, and conforming to the stipulations of the UN Charter, as well as those of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
As CBC President, I would like to stress one more time that, contrary to the rumors, CBC, in all its writings and activities, strictly adheres to its own statutes and objectives, and, at no time does CBC allow itself to interfere or to be involved in any other associations. CBC expects that the reciprocity is also accepted and scrupulously respected.
Paris, 20th June, 2007
Sean Pengse |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 June 2007 )
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