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UN envoy urges fair polls in Cambodia
UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights to Cambodia Surya P Subedi. The UN, bowing to
international pressure to affect a peaceful settlement of the long standing
Cambodian conflict, had had to undertake the role of midwife in relations to
the warring parties and their respective patrons sitting at its influential
Permanent Council body, armed with one of the largest funding budgets in its
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Preah Vihear temple at the centre of border clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops
Written By Unknown on Friday, 24 May 2013 | 23:59
On Saturday 23 April UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Cambodia and Thailand to enter into a formal ceasefire agreement and pursue a stable diplomatic solution to resolve the recent border clashes between the two countries. The fight ended the informal cease-fire agreed in February.
On Thursday 28 April, as clashes with Thailand entered an eight day, Cambodia submitted a request to the International Court of Justice for an interpretation of its ruling in the 1962 decision. At that time the court uphold the submissions of Cambodia concerning sovereignty over Preah Vihear Temple.
Despite the almost fifty year old ruling, the problem over the ownership of the land surrounding the ruins of the Khmer temple built up in the 10th century has never been resolved, with both countries lay claim to the disputed area. Tensions raised particularly since the temple was granted UN World Heritage status in 2008.
