Tuesday, 24 June 2008

Court to hear Preah Vihear case on Thursday

(BangkokPost.com) - The Administrative Court agreed Tuesday to accept a case filed by People's Alliance for Democracy, which asked the court to nullify the cabinet's endorsement of Cambodia's map of Preah Vihear and a joint declaration to be presented to Unesco.

The court scheduled to hear the case on Thursday at 10am.

On June 14, the government approved the new map drawn by Cambodia, which defines the temple's boundary to be proposed to the World Heritage Committee during its meeting in Quebec starting on June 2, placing it inside Cambodia.

Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama also signed a joint statement with Cambodia Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, supporting the application, soon after Bangkok agreed to the map.

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