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19th November, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Mr. Ros Chantraboth, vice-president of the Royal Cambodian Academy, said in a seminar in Phnom Penh on Tuesday that the Veal Entry area is located inside Khmer territory and is an important route to Preah Vihear temple, so he thinks that Thailand will not easily allow Cambodia to build roads along this stretch of lands to connect to Preah Vihear temple. He said that Thailand will use all pretexts to cause disputes with Cambodia in order to obstruct the construction of this important route.
Mr. Ros said that the reasons of his claims were based on his observations that since Thailand sent its troops to occupy the Khmer territories Thailand has always claimed that the Veal Entry areas belong to Thailand. He added that, in every negotiation, Thailand has never abided by the agreements.
Regarding the maps, Mr Ros said that Cambodia has consistently used only one map, and that is the internationally-recognised map, which Thailand has also recognised and which was a map that Cambodia has used successfully in the 19962 court case which seen the return of the Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia.
He added that, the problem in the negotiation is that Thailand has used a map unilaterally drawn by Thailand for the negotiations.
He added that, in hindsight, Cambodia was under the influence or the pressures of the Cold War because Thailand has allied itself with the South East Asian Treaty Organisation (SEATO) led by America. Cambodia was not aligned and was neutral and Thailand has used American influence to produce new maps which has caused the problems in the Preah Vihear areas until today.//
19th November, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Mr. Ros Chantraboth, vice-president of the Royal Cambodian Academy, said in a seminar in Phnom Penh on Tuesday that the Veal Entry area is located inside Khmer territory and is an important route to Preah Vihear temple, so he thinks that Thailand will not easily allow Cambodia to build roads along this stretch of lands to connect to Preah Vihear temple. He said that Thailand will use all pretexts to cause disputes with Cambodia in order to obstruct the construction of this important route.
Mr. Ros said that the reasons of his claims were based on his observations that since Thailand sent its troops to occupy the Khmer territories Thailand has always claimed that the Veal Entry areas belong to Thailand. He added that, in every negotiation, Thailand has never abided by the agreements.
Regarding the maps, Mr Ros said that Cambodia has consistently used only one map, and that is the internationally-recognised map, which Thailand has also recognised and which was a map that Cambodia has used successfully in the 19962 court case which seen the return of the Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia.
He added that, the problem in the negotiation is that Thailand has used a map unilaterally drawn by Thailand for the negotiations.
He added that, in hindsight, Cambodia was under the influence or the pressures of the Cold War because Thailand has allied itself with the South East Asian Treaty Organisation (SEATO) led by America. Cambodia was not aligned and was neutral and Thailand has used American influence to produce new maps which has caused the problems in the Preah Vihear areas until today.//
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