US EditionCambodia Seeks French Aid in Resolving Historical Border Dispute with Thailand
- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has requested historical documents from France to resolve a long-standing border dispute with Thailand, according to Cambodia's foreign ministry.
- The conflict over territories, including the 11th-century Hindu temple Preah Vihear, has erupted into armed clashes, including incidents that resulted in 101 deaths and the displacement of over half a million people.
- Hun Manet wrote to French President Emmanuel Macron seeking access to documents from 1907 pertaining to the border and highlighting Cambodia's aim to strengthen its legal position.
- The request includes support for expertise in resolving the dispute, referencing previous discussions between Hun Manet and Emmanuel Macron.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has written a letter to French President Macron requesting documents from the colonial period. These documents date back to the time when the border between present-day Cambodia and Thailand was drawn, a matter of fierce disagreement between the neighboring countries. Cambodia was under French rule from 1863 until independence in 1953. Until 1887, the country was a French protectorate, during which France exert…
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AlKhaleej TodayCambodia turns to France for historical documents to resolve Thai border clashes
PHNOM PENH, Feb 5 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has asked France to provide historical documents to help resolve an enduring border dispute with Thailand that twice spilled over into armed conflict last year, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday.Hun Manet wrote to French President Emmanuel Macron asking for access to any historical and technical documents that France might have that relate to the border, and also welcomed France’s…
Cambodia Seeks French Historical Records to Resolve Thai Border Dispute
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has requested historical documents from France to help settle a long-running border dispute with Thailand, the country’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The conflict, which has erupted into armed clashes twice in the past year, involves contested territories including the famed 11th-century Hindu temple Preah Vihear, known in Thailand as […] The post Cambodia Seeks French Historical Records to Resolve Thai B…
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