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10:24, July 03, 2008 |
The discussion of Preah Vihear temple's possible listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site will take place as planned, Cambodia's newspaper the Mekong Times Thursday quoted UNESCO officials as saying.
The paper neither named the sources nor elaborated on their remarks.
This week in Quebec, Canada, Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama has personally opposed the Cambodian proposal to put the temple into the UNESCO World Heritage List.
"Thailand's position is that we will oppose the Cambodian proposal to list the temple as a World Heritage Site," he said at the 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee.
Thailand already blocked Cambodia's efforts to list Preah Vihear in both 2006 and 2007 on the grounds that the inscription map included a 4.6 square km area of disputed land.
The centuries-old Preah Vihear temple is situated at the border area between Cambodia and Thailand and currently attracts tens of thousands of visitors from both sides.
Source:Xinhua
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