Thai PM backs up heritage quit
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June 27, 2011, Monday
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THAILAND'S prime minister yesterday defended his country's decision to quit the UN's World Heritage Convention, saying its committee's consideration of a Cambodian plan to manage a protected temple on Thailand's border would increase tensions.
Abhisit Vejjajiva said it didn't make sense for Cambodia to unilaterally offer a plan for managing the Preah Vihear temple site, which is mostly easily accessible through land under dispute by both countries. At least 20 people have died in attacks in the area surrounding the temple since 2008, when the site received World Heritage status over Thailand's objections.
Thailand announced its withdrawal from the convention on Saturday at a meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris. The chief of its delegation, Natural Resources and Environmenat Minister Suwit Khunkitti, said Thailand withdrew because the committee's consideration of Cambodia's plan could threaten Thai sovereignty and territory. Thailand was part of the 21-member committee.
Abhisit Vejjajiva said it didn't make sense for Cambodia to unilaterally offer a plan for managing the Preah Vihear temple site, which is mostly easily accessible through land under dispute by both countries. At least 20 people have died in attacks in the area surrounding the temple since 2008, when the site received World Heritage status over Thailand's objections.
Thailand announced its withdrawal from the convention on Saturday at a meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris. The chief of its delegation, Natural Resources and Environmenat Minister Suwit Khunkitti, said Thailand withdrew because the committee's consideration of Cambodia's plan could threaten Thai sovereignty and territory. Thailand was part of the 21-member committee.
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