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Cambodia PM vows not to remove flag on pagoda
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February 7, 2011, Monday
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CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen this morning said at a university in Phnom Penh that his country will not remove the Kingdom's flag flying over the Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda, because it is in Cambodia's territory.
Hun Sen, at the same time, stressed that Cambodia will seek to resolve the conflict between the two countries through diplomatic or military means.
"It is a large-scale armed conflict or can also call a small- scale border war," the premier said, adding that "the aim of the Thai side is very clear that is to occupy the 4.6 sq km of scrub land next to the Preah Vihear temple which they claimed."
Cambodian and Thai troops exchanged fire again early today at about 8:10am local time in the region of Tasem near Preah Vihear temple, the world heritage.
It is the fifth military clash between the two troops in four days. Both sides used heavy weapons including rockets, machine guns, mortars and artillery.
Many locals have been evacuating from the areas, an on-the-spot reporter said. No immediate report about the deaths and wounds was available.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen last night sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council requesting to convene an urgent meeting to stop Thai invasion into Cambodian territory.
The clashes between Cambodia and Thailand troops have already caused many seriously damages to the temple of Preah Vihear, a World Heritage, according to the report from Cambodian military stationed at the border area.
The border between Thailand and Cambodia has never been completely demarcated and the issue of Preah Vihear temple has been an age-old dispute.
Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. Just a week after the enlistment, Cambodia and Thailand have had border conflict due to Thai claim of the ownership of 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of scrub next to the temple, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in the deaths of troops on both sides.
Hun Sen, at the same time, stressed that Cambodia will seek to resolve the conflict between the two countries through diplomatic or military means.
"It is a large-scale armed conflict or can also call a small- scale border war," the premier said, adding that "the aim of the Thai side is very clear that is to occupy the 4.6 sq km of scrub land next to the Preah Vihear temple which they claimed."
Cambodian and Thai troops exchanged fire again early today at about 8:10am local time in the region of Tasem near Preah Vihear temple, the world heritage.
It is the fifth military clash between the two troops in four days. Both sides used heavy weapons including rockets, machine guns, mortars and artillery.
Many locals have been evacuating from the areas, an on-the-spot reporter said. No immediate report about the deaths and wounds was available.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen last night sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council requesting to convene an urgent meeting to stop Thai invasion into Cambodian territory.
The clashes between Cambodia and Thailand troops have already caused many seriously damages to the temple of Preah Vihear, a World Heritage, according to the report from Cambodian military stationed at the border area.
The border between Thailand and Cambodia has never been completely demarcated and the issue of Preah Vihear temple has been an age-old dispute.
Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple was enlisted as World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. Just a week after the enlistment, Cambodia and Thailand have had border conflict due to Thai claim of the ownership of 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of scrub next to the temple, triggering a military build-up along the border, and periodic clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers have resulted in the deaths of troops on both sides.
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