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The Cambodian government on February 24 officially asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to explain the Hague’s verdict in 1962 on the sovereignty of the 11th century Preah Vihear temple.
The Cambodian news agency AKP quoted Prime Minister Hun Sen as saying that the country officially sent its proposal together with all relevant documents to the ICJ, appealing this organ to clarify the 1962 verdict that recognises Cambodia’s sovereignty on the Preah Vihear temple.
Earlier, PM Hun Sen said that Cambodia would obey the ICJ’s decision and suggested Thailand respect the decision.
According to the Cambodian government leader, the Cambodia-Thailand conflict can not end with a ceasefire order or observers from the third side which may just ease tension while awaiting for a comprehensive solution for the two countries’ border area.
Cambodian newspapers on February 24 cited the US State Department’s statement applauding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s efforts in addressing the current severe border dispute between the two nations.
ASEAN will send Indonesian observers to the area near the disputed temple to monitor the ceasefire.
On February 23, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced that the country will not withdraw any troop from the border area with Cambodia despite the presence of the Indonesian observers.
The Cambodian government on February 24 officially asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to explain the Hague’s verdict in 1962 on the sovereignty of the 11th century Preah Vihear temple.
The Cambodian news agency AKP quoted Prime Minister Hun Sen as saying that the country officially sent its proposal together with all relevant documents to the ICJ, appealing this organ to clarify the 1962 verdict that recognises Cambodia’s sovereignty on the Preah Vihear temple.
Earlier, PM Hun Sen said that Cambodia would obey the ICJ’s decision and suggested Thailand respect the decision.
According to the Cambodian government leader, the Cambodia-Thailand conflict can not end with a ceasefire order or observers from the third side which may just ease tension while awaiting for a comprehensive solution for the two countries’ border area.
Cambodian newspapers on February 24 cited the US State Department’s statement applauding the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s efforts in addressing the current severe border dispute between the two nations.
ASEAN will send Indonesian observers to the area near the disputed temple to monitor the ceasefire.
On February 23, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva announced that the country will not withdraw any troop from the border area with Cambodia despite the presence of the Indonesian observers.
5 comments:
Actually Cambodia hasn't logged the appeal yet, but the government is preparing document to do so.
Folks, we should not call it an appeal since the ruling was clearly in our favor and it has been ours since our founding ancestors built the temples.
This is a request to explain the ruling clearly to the international world community and to set the record straight once for all. I support the government for this effort and I hope we will continue on this path going forward of which including the land on eastern side and southeastern side of our borders. We must stand together with the Cambodian government to take back a little at a time while our country is developing.
Thanks,
We are not appealing the verdict. We should not even use the words interpreting or clarifying, the right thing for the court to do is enforcing the verdict.
Enforcing the verdict is the only real solution to the border conflict, the government should use this opportunity to review all demarcation along Cambodia- Thai to the least and settle it once and for all, we don't want to hear history repeating itself over and over. But it seem the government is only concerned about sovereignty adjacent to the preach vihear temple complex, how dis appointing!
Don't appeal, just ask the court to interpret the 1962 verdict and ask the UNSC to enforce that verdict.
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