Preah Vihear dispute at World Court may be prolonged until next year

BANGKOK, May 10 – Deputy Prime Minister Gen Yuthasak Sasiprapa said on Thursday that Thailand will submit further written explanations on the disputed land near the ancient Preah Vihear Temple to the world court in June and that the case may be prolonged until next year.

The deputy premier disclosed the information after a meeting with national security concerned agencies chaired by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra attended by the commanders of Thailand’s three armed forces and Thailand’s legal representatives in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Thai approach in fighting the case after Cambodia in April asked the ICJ to clarify and interpret its 1962 ruling on Preah Vihear.

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