Over the last week, an envoy from Unesco has been in talks with the Thai and Cambodian governments over the dispute at the Preah Vihear border as well as to inspect the damage done to the temple from the recent fighting. The envoy will visit the temple with Indonesian observers (who are appointed on behalf of ASEAN) in a couple of weeks time.
UNESCO envoy due on Sunday
Phnom Penh Post, 23 Feb 2011
UNESCO Envoy To Visit Cambodia, Thailand
Bernama, 24 Feb 2011
Unesco envoy to meet Kasit, Suwit
Bangkok Post, 25 Feb 2011
Proposed Thai-Cambodian JBC In Jakarta, March 7-8
Bernama, 25 Feb 2011
Unesco told to delay consideration
The Nation, 26 Feb 2011
Unesco special envoy ‘supports Thai stance’
Bangkok Post, 26 Feb 2011
UNESCO envoy arrives
Phnom Penh Post, 27 Feb 2011
A special envoy from UNESCO arrived in the Kingdom today to discuss the preservation of Preah Vihear temple following deadly clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border near the 11th-century site earlier this month.
Koichiro Matsuura, formerly the head of UNESCO, will be in Cambodia until Tuesday to hold talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen, Deputy Prime Minister Sok An and other senior officials.
Matsuura was originally scheduled to travel to Preah Vihear on Tuesday to assess the damage sustained by the temple over four days of fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops that left at least 10 people dead and displaced thousands of civilians.
The envoy said today, however, that this visit had been delayed.
Chuch Phoeurn, chairman of the Preah Vihear National Authority, said the trip had been postponed for two weeks to allow Cambodia to prepare for the arrival of military observers from Indonesia who will be monitoring the situation along the border as a result of an agreement reached between Thailand and Cambodia last week.
Full story on the Phnom Penh Post.
