PHNOM PENH, Feb 24 (Bernama) — Koichiro Matsuura, the UNESCO Director-General’s special envoy on the Preah Vihear Temple, will travel to Bangkok and Phnom Penh between Feb 25 and March 1 to discuss the safeguarding of the World Heritage site with Thai and Cambodian prime ministers, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
Matsuura, a former Director-General of UNESCO (1999-2009) and a former Chair of the World Heritage Committee (1999), will also examine with both sides ways of reducing tension and promoting dialogue around the preservation of the temple, said a statement issued by the Paris-based UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
On Wednesday, the Thai government’s spokesperson Panithan Wattanayakorn announced a visit by a UNESCO mission to Thailand on Feb 25 to gather information relating to the disputes around the temple of Preah Vihear with Cambodia.
But, the UNESCO mission is not allowed to come to the disputed border area, Panithan added.
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