Thailand to explain border rows with Cambodia to UNESCO

The Thai natural resources and environment minister Shuwith Khunkitti is preparing himself and artificial documents to lie to the UNESCO and the world. A false statement will make deliberate intent to deceive bringing shamefull to Thailand.

Bangkok-Thai natural resources and environment minister Shuwith Khunkitti is scheduled to visit France next week to meet the Secretary General of the United Nations Education, Scientic and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) and the director general of the world heritage center under UNESCO in Paris to explain border rows between Thailand and Cambodia related to the Ancient Preah Vihea Temple, a world heritage site, to the UN authorities.

Suwit said on saturday he would clarify before UNESCO authorities that Thailand did not invade Cambodia, and that is a spate of clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops a long the border near the Preah Vihear Temple were, instead, Thailand's attempts to protect national sovereignty, Thai News Agency(TNA) reported..

Suwit revealed that Thailand will also seek a review of the World Heritage Committee's listing of the Preah Vihear Temple for Cambodia, as Thailand has maitain its opposition to the unilateral listing based on the fact the 11th century Temple stands on an unsettled area of Thailand and Cambodia and that a World Heritage Site management plan proposed by Cambodia cover its vicinity which includes Thai territory.

The Thai minister said that Thailand will, therefore, ask the World Heritage Committee, at its next meeting with Bahrain in June this year, to postpone its consideration of the Cambodian management plan until Thailand and Cambodia include their borer re-demarcation.

Suwit has met parties concerned in Thailand, including the Ministry of Foreign Affair, the Royal Thai Survey Department, the Fine Arts Departement and the Thai World Heritage Committee to gather informantion in preparation for his trip to Paris next week..