Barbed wires Thai soldiers laid in front of Preah Vihear temple.
PHNOM PENH, July 4, 2012 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia
on Wednesday accused Thailand of violating the order of International
Court of Justice (ICJ) by placing barbwires in the Provisional
Demilitarized Zone ( PDZ) near Preah Vihear Temple.
"Thai Black Uniform soldiers have conducted unconstructive activities
in the area including in the PDZ defined in the ICJ's order on July 18,
2011," Cambodian Foreign Ministry said in a note sent to Thai Embassy
here.
In addition to what had previously been laid, Thai soldiers placed
more barbwires on June 23-25 at coordinate VA 659-918, north of the
steel entrance of the Preah Vihear Temple and other areas despite
protest from the Cambodian side,the note said.
On June 26, at night, two gunshots were heard from Thai positions. On
June 30 in the morning, Thai soldiers laid more barbwires at coordinate
VA 659-918, it said.
"While protesting against the above activities which are contrary to
the ICJ's order, the government of Cambodia requests the Thai side take
action to stop further such activities, in order to avoid provoking
tension and negatively affecting the atmosphere for the implementation
the ICJ's order,"said the note.
On the same day, Cambodia's deputy Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister Hor Namhong also sent a complaint letter to Philippe Couvreur,
Registrar of the ICJ, about Thai soldiers'violation.
Cambodia and Thailand have had sporadic border conflicts over
territorial dispute near Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple since the UNESCO
listed the temple as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. The two
countries had fierce clashes in February and April 2011 during
Thailand's Democrat Party rule.
The ICJ ordered on July 18, 2011 that Cambodia and Thailand
immediately withdraw their military personnel from the PDZ and refrain
from any armed activity directed at that zone.
Also, it ordered both parties to allow ASEAN observers ( Indonesians) access to the zone to monitor ceasefire.
However, to date, neither Cambodia nor Thailand has withdrawn its troops from the 17.3 square kilometer PDZ.
3 comments:
What is going on in Siamese's head!? They want war or peace? Whatever they want we will give them.Let the thieves tastes the bitterness of war.Shoot this violator who crosseffect border with gun.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow Siamese still want to have our land and Preah Vihear temple very badly even two hundred years from now, the provocation of Thailand on Cambodia still existing if demarcation of both countries is unsettled any time soon.
Please, be patient with political win-win.
We all Khmer descents the children of Cambodia, who you are or where you are now living, we all, Khmer inside and outside of the Kingdom should be unit to protect our country again our jungle enemy.
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