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une 19, p. 19

Cambodia shocked Thailand recently, after owning the Preah Vihear temple for 49 years. On April 28, 2011, Cambodia submitted a request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an interpretation of the Court’s judgment from June 15, 1962. After a month, the ICJ began hearings at the Hague on May 30-31, 2011.

“Only the clarification of the verdict on June 15 from the ICJ can end the border dispute. The border conflict does not end with a ceasefire or the third-party observers, which can only help ease the tense situation for awaiting the border resolution,” Cambodian PM Hun Sen said at a graduation ceremony at the Royal University of Phnom Penh on Feb. 22, 2011.

“It’s impossible for the joint management plan for Preah Vihear temple with Thailand [to work],” Hun Sen reiterated recently. (By PLE Priatna, Jakarta)

Your comments:

This Indonesian diplomat just writes it, posts it and runs away, never daring to come out to face another opinion.

Vichet
Cambodia

Obviously, Cambodia always supports ASEAN mechanisms to solve the border dispute with Thailand. It’s Thailand that doesn’t accept it. They refused the observers.

They refused a third party in all talks, causing a bottleneck for ASEAN. To make the problem worse, ASEAN can do nothing when Thailand doesn’t accept it.

If ASEAN’s solution had been there, of course, there would be no reason for Cambodia to bother with the ICJ.

Tommy
Cambodia

ASEAN will not bring justice, but the ICJ will

Takrabey
Cambodia