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2008-08-16
BANGKOK, THAILAND: Hundreds of Cambodians plan to protest in Phnom Penh Sunday (16 Aug) to demand the withdrawal of Thai troops from the disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple in an attempt to influence a ministerial meeting next week.
Foreign minister Tej Bunnag and his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong will meet on Monday (18 Aug) and Tuesday (19 Aug) at the beach resort of Cha-am to follow up the redeployment of troops in the area, which was agreed at a meeting in Siem Reap last month.
Military commanders on the ground agreed this week to reduce the number of soldiers on both sides in the disputed area near Preah Vihear temple to only ten.
The Cambodian Confederation of Unions said it had asked Phnom Penh municipal governor Kep Chuktema for permission to hold a gathering of at least 300 people and then parade around the capital, according to the Phnom Penh Post.
Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Independent Teachers' Association, said the purpose of the demonstration was to bring Cambodians together to show their desire for the withdrawal of Thai forces and to urge the government to seek the intervention of the UN Security Council to resolve the dispute.
The military stand-off began on 15 July after Preah Vihear was made a world heritage site.
Thailand feared a loss of territory after Cambodia built community housing, a road and a temple in the disputed temple periphery, over which both sides claim sovereignty.
Both countries called a meeting of the General Border Committee and a ministerial conference last month but have yet to find a way of ending the dispute.
Meanwhile Cambodia has raised questions on the presence of Thai troops at other temple ruins at Ta Muen Thom and Ta Muen Touch which, it claims, are on Cambodian territory.
Thailand's foreign ministry, however, wants next week's meeting to focus on the dispute over Preah Vihear.
Many issues related to Preah Vihear, including the establishment of a Cambodian community in the disputed area, need to be cleared up first, said foreign ministry spokesman Tharit Charungvat.
(By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDE/ The Nation/ ANN)
2008-08-16
BANGKOK, THAILAND: Hundreds of Cambodians plan to protest in Phnom Penh Sunday (16 Aug) to demand the withdrawal of Thai troops from the disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple in an attempt to influence a ministerial meeting next week.
Foreign minister Tej Bunnag and his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong will meet on Monday (18 Aug) and Tuesday (19 Aug) at the beach resort of Cha-am to follow up the redeployment of troops in the area, which was agreed at a meeting in Siem Reap last month.
Military commanders on the ground agreed this week to reduce the number of soldiers on both sides in the disputed area near Preah Vihear temple to only ten.
The Cambodian Confederation of Unions said it had asked Phnom Penh municipal governor Kep Chuktema for permission to hold a gathering of at least 300 people and then parade around the capital, according to the Phnom Penh Post.
Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Independent Teachers' Association, said the purpose of the demonstration was to bring Cambodians together to show their desire for the withdrawal of Thai forces and to urge the government to seek the intervention of the UN Security Council to resolve the dispute.
The military stand-off began on 15 July after Preah Vihear was made a world heritage site.
Thailand feared a loss of territory after Cambodia built community housing, a road and a temple in the disputed temple periphery, over which both sides claim sovereignty.
Both countries called a meeting of the General Border Committee and a ministerial conference last month but have yet to find a way of ending the dispute.
Meanwhile Cambodia has raised questions on the presence of Thai troops at other temple ruins at Ta Muen Thom and Ta Muen Touch which, it claims, are on Cambodian territory.
Thailand's foreign ministry, however, wants next week's meeting to focus on the dispute over Preah Vihear.
Many issues related to Preah Vihear, including the establishment of a Cambodian community in the disputed area, need to be cleared up first, said foreign ministry spokesman Tharit Charungvat.
(By SUPALAK GANJANAKHUNDE/ The Nation/ ANN)
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