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Cambodia has applied to become a member of the Unesco Heritage Committee and is expected to be admitted a full member of the Committee in a vote on the 25th October, said an advisor to the Council of Ministers.

In a press conference held on 2nd October, Mr. Pen Ngoeun (pictured), advisor to the Council of Ministers, said that other Unesco members will vote to support Cambodia's application because Cambodia has plenty of ancient archaeological sites and therefore should be given a role in the Unesco committee.

Mr. Pen Ngoeun had also reiterated that Preah Vihear and the surrounding areas are located within the sovereignty of Cambodia in accordance with the maps from 1904 Khmer-Thai Convention, 1907 Khmer-Thai Treaty and the verdict of the International Court of Justice in 1962.

He said after the 1907 Franco-Siamese Treaty (Khmer-Thai Treaty), Prince Damrong, who was the then Thai Minister of Interior, had requested the French government to provide Thailand with maps of the treaty. Fifty maps from the treaty, which have shown clearly that Preah Vihear temple and the surrounding areas were located within Cambodian sovereignty, were provided to the Thai government.

Source: Khmer Sthapana newspaper
Reported in English by Khmerization