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Thailand/Cambodia: Thai prime minister comments on Preah Vihear temple issues.

Thai Press Reports

| July 03, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Thai News Services. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Section: General News - The government has yet to discuss whether Thailand should ask Cambodia to jointly register the ancient Preah Vihear temple on the Thai-Cambodian border as a World Heritage Site, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on July 2, The Nation reports.

A joint submission for the registration of the temple as a World Heritage Site would only create more confusion because border demarcation in the area is still unclear, he said.

Abhisit said questions could be raised regarding ownership of the area adjoining the temple. However, he suggested, a settlement could be made on condition that neither Thailand nor Cambodia claim ownership of the disputed …

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