ប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ Prasat Preah Vihear by Chham Chhany
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This guy is just another Hun Sen hater. This poem has very little mean, which only expresses hatred toward Hun Sen. I hope Khmerization can do better next time, beside put up this stupid poem. The guy who wrote this poem is just too extreme for my taste.
Meaningful poem, short but it gives people insight into Hun Sen's hidden agenda. The problem started when Hun Sen signed with Thaksin in 2000 to recognize a territorial dispute around Preah Vihear. Before then, Thailand never claimed the territory of 4.6sq.km, but after Hun Sen recognized the disputed territory in 2000, Thailand started to make a claim, leading to the Thai invasion of the area in 2008.
The 2000 MoU did not mention about thew 4.6sq. km, but by signing the MoU Hun Sen recognized that there is a disputed territory around Preah vihear temple. Preah Vihear and the area around it was judged by ICJ to belong to Cambodia, so there is no need to sign MoU with Thailand about the area. The MOU stated that no country, Thailand and Cambodia, can build any anything inside the disputed territory around Preah Vihear before demarcation. The temple and territory around the temple belong to Cambodia, so Cambodia can do whatever it wants, but why Hun sen needs to sign an MOU with Thailand not to allow anyone to build anything there. It is Cambodian territory, so when Hun Sen signed the MOU it means he recognized that there is a disputed territory, that is the area Thailand called 4.6sq. km.
We would have to study the wording of the 2000 MOU carefully to know what is in it.
Does it apply to the entire common boundary line between the 2 countries, or just the area approximate to the Temple of Preah Vihear?
In any case, the Thais should not be using the MOU as a pretext to overlook existing treaties and maps as these were agreed between the Franco-Siamese authorities of 1904/1907. The ICJ could not have ruled that the Temple stood on Cambodian sovereignty had it not been able to verify the precise demarcation line running within this part of the Dangrek Range in which Preah Vihear locates. The Annex 1 Map therefore constitutes the basis of that historic ruling which should dispel any doubt as to the validity or invalidity of the so-called disputed area.
Further, from Sok An's utterances and other independent sources, Cambodia's map as contained under her proposed management plan shows no project or building ear-marked for the area Thailand claims to be in dispute.
Even the Thai press admits that the Thai delegation's recent withdrawal from the WHC has nothing to do with Cambodia's proposal being submitted for consideration - meaning it was just a ruse or ploy to win popular votes in Thai election by a desperate incumbent Thai party and government.
Nevertheless, I can see the points made above, and Cambodians should be on their guard when conducting diplomatic businesses with the Thais. This issue transcends or stands above party politics, and Khmers should find the best means possible to resolve it for the sake of the nation.
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This guy is just another Hun Sen hater. This poem has very little mean, which only expresses hatred toward Hun Sen. I hope Khmerization can do better next time, beside put up this stupid poem. The guy who wrote this poem is just too extreme for my taste.
Meaningful poem, short but it gives people insight into Hun Sen's hidden agenda. The problem started when Hun Sen signed with Thaksin in 2000 to recognize a territorial dispute around Preah Vihear. Before then, Thailand never claimed the territory of 4.6sq.km, but after Hun Sen recognized the disputed territory in 2000, Thailand started to make a claim, leading to the Thai invasion of the area in 2008.
I have read about 2000 MOU. It did not mention anything about 4.6 sq. km. So, don't make up story.
The 2000 MoU did not mention about thew 4.6sq. km, but by signing the MoU Hun Sen recognized that there is a disputed territory around Preah vihear temple. Preah Vihear and the area around it was judged by ICJ to belong to Cambodia, so there is no need to sign MoU with Thailand about the area. The MOU stated that no country, Thailand and Cambodia, can build any anything inside the disputed territory around Preah Vihear before demarcation. The temple and territory around the temple belong to Cambodia, so Cambodia can do whatever it wants, but why Hun sen needs to sign an MOU with Thailand not to allow anyone to build anything there. It is Cambodian territory, so when Hun Sen signed the MOU it means he recognized that there is a disputed territory, that is the area Thailand called 4.6sq. km.
We would have to study the wording of the 2000 MOU carefully to know what is in it.
Does it apply to the entire common boundary line between the 2 countries, or just the area approximate to the Temple of Preah Vihear?
In any case, the Thais should not be using the MOU as a pretext to overlook existing treaties and maps as these were agreed between the Franco-Siamese authorities of 1904/1907. The ICJ could not have ruled that the Temple stood on Cambodian sovereignty had it not been able to verify the precise demarcation line running within this part of the Dangrek Range in which Preah Vihear locates. The Annex 1 Map therefore constitutes the basis of that historic ruling which should dispel any doubt as to the validity or invalidity of the so-called disputed area.
Further, from Sok An's utterances and other independent sources, Cambodia's map as contained under her proposed management plan shows no project or building ear-marked for the area Thailand claims to be in dispute.
Even the Thai press admits that the Thai delegation's recent withdrawal from the WHC has nothing to do with Cambodia's proposal being submitted for consideration - meaning it was just a ruse or ploy to win popular votes in Thai election by a desperate incumbent Thai party and government.
Nevertheless, I can see the points made above, and Cambodians should be on their guard when conducting diplomatic businesses with the Thais. This issue transcends or stands above party politics, and Khmers should find the best means possible to resolve it for the sake of the nation.
Kouprey
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