THAILAND: Thais living near Cambodia border call for dialogue following international court ruling on Preah Vihear temple

Record ID: 860325

  • Title: THAILAND: Thais living near Cambodia border call for dialogue following international court ruling on Preah Vihear temple
  • Date: 11th November 2013
  • Summary: KANTHARALAK, THAILAND (NOVEMBER 11, 2013) (REUTERS) ROAD TO BORDER VARIOUS OF POLICE CARS AND POLICEMEN ON ROADSIDE VARIOUS OF ROADBLOCK RESTHOUSE ON ROADSIDE IN PHUMSARON VILLAGE VILLAGERS GATHERING TO WATCH LIVE BROADCAST OF INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE VARIOUS OF VILLAGERS WATCHING TV WITH ICJ READING JOURNALISTS AT THE GATHERING
  • Embargoed: 26th November 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Thailand
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  • Country: Thailand
  • Topics: Conflict,International Relations,Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA3YEIKV80DLG6EWKZ4BWSUF43H
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  • Story Text: Residents of a Thailand village near the Thai-Cambodia border called for dialogue on Monday (November 11) following a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to award ownership of disputed land, near the Preah Vihear temple, to Cambodia.
    The Court ruled that Thailand must withdraw all military and police forces from the area surrounding the 900-year-old Hindu temple on the far side of its border with Cambodia, which could exacerbate tensions between the two countries.
    A resident of Ban Phumsaron village, Chin Prasankij, said: "The conclusion is fine.The two countries should talk and they should find common ground together."
    Another resident of the village, Wannee Chanapol, said: "It'll be good if they can find a common solution together. I'll be ready for whatever the result from the negotiations is. Whatever will happen, it will happen," he said.
    The Court awarded the temple itself to Cambodia in a 1962 judgement, but Thailand maintained that ownership of the rest of the land near the temple had not been settled.
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