Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Ministry wants end to Preah Vihear resolutions

Tue, November 18, 2008
By The Nation

The Foreign Ministry will ask the Cabinet on Wednesday to revoke the three resolutions issued in May and June supporting Cambodia's proposal to have Preah Vihear temple listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

The move aims to clear the Cabinet's docket, since the resolutions allowing former foreign minister Noppadon Pattama to sign a joint communiqu้ supporting Cambodia were already nullified.

Also, Phnom Penh did not use the joint communiqu้ when applying for the listing.

The ministry hopes that the termination of the resolutions might encourage the Administrative Court to drop the case, especially since the subject no longer exists, an official said.

The Administrative Court issued a contemporary injunction barring the Cabinet from using the resolution to support Cambodia, but it still has to issue a final decision on the subject.

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