| With obscure historical grievances between Cambodia and Thailand. In recent years, located at the border of the Preah Vihear temple, became the focus of a territorial dispute between the two countries and contradictory. Cambodian temple dispute has been produced for decades. In1962, the Hague International Tribunal for the Preah Vihear temple belonging to ruling party in Cambodia, causing protests in Thailand, after disputes between the two countries.Especially after July2008the Preah Vihear temple as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Thai domestic react strongly, set off a huge political crisis, which led to tensions between the two countries, the outbreak of the border conflict, causing serious concern to the international community. Preah Vihear temple dispute is very complicated, which originated in the colonial era left border issues, both cultural history and geopolitical factors, there are incentives for the international court planted, mingled with a strong nationalistic complex factors. Preah Vihear temple in which the unique topography and the Cambodian-Thai bilateral disputes, such as in the history of the factors that contribute to the complexity of the parties to the dispute in the region. Historically, Thailand and Cambodia are the two ancient Indochina countries. From the geographical point of view, just in the Preah Vihear temple on the Thai border in Cambodia and the strategic high ground, standing on top of the temple overlooking the plains of northern Cambodia. Cambodian-Thai in the history of the two countries have declared an area of sovereignty over Preah Vihear temple.1962Hague international court ruled in favor of Cambodia, Thailand, after receiving the decision to withdraw the army, but they issued a statement, if there is new evidence, reserves the right to withdraw the temple. Boundary line between the two countries in the area near Preah Vihear temple no final delimitation.2007, Cambodia began preparations carried Preah Vihear temple World Heritage declaration work, which once again sparked controversy between the two countries.July7,2008, according to Cambodia’s application to UNESCO monastery included in the "World Heritage List", causing discontent in Thailand. This caused a great disturbance in Thailand, leading to increased domestic political crisis in Thailand, Thailand, Cambodia and China to this end the dispute broke out a second, then the two sides dispute continued, even at the cost to go to war. In the international community to intervene, the two sides to ease the tension also conducted several negotiations, but under the influence of domestic politics and other factors, the rulers of the two countries, especially Thailand, not to be outdone, in order to avoid being caught handle domestic political opposition, or protests by domestic pressures, so that the Preah Vihear temple issue in close contact with political and diplomatic wrangling between the two games together. Under pressure and influence their domestic political factors, the two sides do not give in on the issue of sovereignty around Preah Vihear temple area, but also in addressing the different views and ways, developments increasingly complicated. On the question of the need for the international community to intervene and intervention, the two countries have different views on the Cambodian-Thai. Both sides face ongoing disputes and conflicts, Cambodia and the UN Security Council called on ASEAN to intervene, while the Thai has repeatedly said that there is no need to intervene to third parties that hold bilateral negotiations to resolve border tensions best solution. Since July2008the Cambodian-Thai Preah Vihear temple dispute broke out a second time, due to the ongoing conflict, serious deterioration in relations between the two countries, but also affected the security situation in Southeast Asia, which attracted the attention of the international community and many countries. Speaking on ASEAN, Thailand and Cambodia are ASEAN member countries, the two countries for several years, territorial disputes and border conflicts, the security situation in Southeast Asia caused by extremely bad influence, and a serious violation of the "ASEAN Charter "The basic spirit of the Preah Vihear temple dispute therefore ASEAN event can not go for concern. For the UN Security Council, the Cambodian-Thai Preah Vihear temple at the two sides of this historical legacy issue again dispute, the two sides are also members of the UN Security Council apparently have back in maintaining world peace and stability, relying on negotiations to resolve the conflict purposes. Judging from the degree of involvement, ASEAN, the UN Security Council and UNESCO has played a larger role. Overall, to quell the border conflict triggered by a territorial dispute, the policy adopted by the Cambodian side is turned to the United Nations and ASEAN. The Council also expressed support for the active efforts of ASEAN made to resolve this conflict, and called on relevant parties to continue to cooperate with ASEAN. Meanwhile, we also find that the Preah Vihear temple dispute in Cambodia and Thailand have their own plans. Cambodian government wants the UN Security Council to intervene to resolve the border conflict, because in1962the International Court of Justice awarded the Preah Vihear Temple Cambodia, the Cambodian side believes it holds the "trump card", United Nations involvement can only be viable to Cambodia. But Thailand does not seem to show weakness, Thai Prime Minister’s Office spokesman Bani Tan has said that if a complaint to the UN Security Council again in Cambodia and Thailand will also provide further explanation.Obviously, the Thai-Cambodian dispute between the two countries around the Preah Vihear temple attribution problem is not so simple to solve, but also a long way to go. In fact, as many experts believe senior international issues, regardless of whether the international community to participate in mediation or the extent to play the role of the Cambodian-Thai bilateral only through dialogue, to find a compromise solution to the problem. |
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