21 May, 2011
Source: Bangkok Post
Thailand will ask the World Heritage Committee to postpone consideration of a management plan for the Preah Vihear temple until there is a ruling from the International Court of Justice on the border conflict.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suwit Khunkitti yesterday said he would also ask Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An to wait for the court's ruling before moving forward with the management plan.
Mr Suwit is scheduled to meet Sok An on Wednesday in France in preparation for a World Heritage Committee (WHC) meeting on June 19-29.
Thailand will stand firm on its position that the management plan must not be on the WHC's agenda as long as the border dispute between the two nations has not been resolved, Mr Suwit said.
The WHC has already put the Preah Vihear management plan on the agenda, but Mr Suwit said he believed it would be dropped. "I would like Cambodia to wait for the court's clarification on its 1962 verdict and for the Joint Border Commission to complete border demarcation work. Otherwise, problems will escalate, which is not good for both countries," Mr Suwit said.
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