Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L), accompanied by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (2nd L), arrives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh June 12, 2009. Abhisit is in Cambodia for a one-day official visit to discuss border issues.
REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA POLITICS)"I think that his words on behalf of the Thai Prime Minister have disturbed the peace of another country," Hun Sen told reporters at the Cambodian foreign ministry.
Thai newspaper The Bangkok Post reported Wednesday that Prime Minister Abhisit would request that the temple be registered jointly as a World Heritage Site by Thailand and Cambodia.
"I am so regretful for his comment and his aim," he said, adding that "when he (Thai PM ) visited Cambodia (last Friday), he did not raise that issue with me. But I think his purpose is not successful."
The premier said that "first of all, we have to speak about the verdict from Hague Court (in 1962) which ruled that the Preah Vihear temple and land surrounding the temple belongs to Cambodia. And secondly, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee already registered the Preah Vihear temple as the World Heritage Site (in July 7, 2008 ) for Cambodia."
| Editor: Zhang Xiang |
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