ANGKOK, April 13 (Bernama) - Thailand says it is prepared to fight
Cambodia on the disputed land near the Preah Vihear temple during final
oral statements due to be presented by legal experts of both countries
at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) next week, Thai News Agency
(TNA) reported.
A team from Thailand had left earlier for the final oral statements to
be given at the Court between April 15 to 19, Deputy Prime Minister and
Foreign Affairs Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul told journalists at
the Suvarnabhumi International Airport before departing for The Hague,
Netherlands on Saturday.
He was accompanied by Defence Minister Air Chief Marshal Sukumpol Suwanatat and several high-ranking officers.
Surapong said ruling on the 4.6-square km scrubland near the ancient
Preah Vihear temple is expected to be issued by ICJ in the next six
months.
In 1962, the ICJ ruled that the Preah Vihear temple belonged to
Cambodia but the surrounding land remains in dispute between both
countries today.
Cambodia has requested the ICJ to reinterpret its 1962 decision on the
disputed land near the temple to determine if the land belongs to
Cambodia or Thailand.
Air chief marshal Sukumpol said no Thai troops are reinforced around
the disputed area and believes situation around the temple would "remain
normal" when the oral statement procedure takes place at ICJ next week.
-- BERNAMA
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