Bangkok Post
Thailand is confident in the professionalism of the International Court of Justice in ruling on the country's dispute with Cambodia, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said yesterday.
Mr Kasit, who attended the oral hearing on the case in The Hague, said he did not think powerful countries would support Cambodia as they had when the country adjusted to independence from France and took issue with Thailand over Preah Vihear temple in 1962.
"I'm confident in the professionalism of the ICJ since it comprises highly qualified judges from developed and developing nations," he said.
Thailand and Cambodia presented closing statements to the ICJ in The Hague Tuesday.
Phnom Penh has asked the UN's highest court to interpret its ruling in 1962 which says Preah Vihear temple belongs to Cambodia and has demanded the court to order Thailand to withdraw troops and cease all military activity in areas around the temple.
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