Cambodian PM, UNESCO chief talk renovation of Preah Vihear temple
Xinhua, 17 June 2013
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) should not hesitate to renovate Preah Vihear temple because the temple is not relevant to territorial dispute with Thailand.
The premier made the remarks during a meeting with Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO, at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, the Prime Minister’s spokesman Eang Sophallet told reporters after the meeting.
“The UNESCO should not be reluctant to repair Preah Vihear temple because it is the issue of culture and heritage, not the issue relevant to sovereignty or land dispute,” Eang Sophallet quoted the premier as saying to Bokova.
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