Statement of the Standing Committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) on their visit to the Angkor Angkor Archeological Site and the Temple of Preah Vihear, World Heritage sites, Cambodia 4th - 5th December, 2010

The InternationalC onferenceo f Asian PoliticalP arties (ICAPP), representedb y 8g

Asian ruling and opposition.p olitical parties, assembled in Phnom penh, 26a4ra

December 2010, for their 6th General Assembly. The General Assembly and 1oth

Anniversaryf ocused on importantp olitical,s ocial and economic,e nvirohmenta nd

energyi ssuesa s well as disputes etflements trategiesi n Asia.

Following the General Assembly, on 4th December, the detegates visited the Angkor

Archeological Sites in Siem Reap province. The ICAPP

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particular highly admired Angkor Wat Temple, the heritage site considered one of the

world'sw onders.T hey also notedw ith appreciationth e sutcessfulc ooperationb etween

the Royal Government of Cambodia and the International Coordinating Committee

(lCC) in achievinga model of excellencei n its executiono f protection,p reservationa nd

sustainable development and harmonization between cultural heritage, nature and

human activities.

The Standing Committee Members then visited the Temple of preah Vihear, an

outstanding masterpiece of Khmer architecture, built and completed by King

Soryavarman ll who also built Angkor Wat, perched on a promontory of tne dangrel

Mountain in Preah Vihear province. The Members reaffirmed the gieat international

significancea nd outstandingu niversavl alue- very pure,s ignificantlnd exceptiona-l

of thist emplei n accordancew ith the culturasl tandardo f UrufSCO,w hichw as inscribed

on the World Heritagel ist in 2008.T he StandingC ommitteeM emberse xpressedt heir

appreciationo f the Decision made by the World Heritage Committeet o inscribet he

Temple on the World Heritage List in euebec, Canada.

The Members also expressed their entire satisfaction with the decision of the

lnternationaCl ourto f Justicei n June 1962,w hich ruledt he Templeo f preah Viheari s

indisputablys ituatedi n territoryu ndert he sovereigntyo f the Kingd'omo f Cambodia.

The Standing Committee Members appeal to the international community for their

immediate assistance in restoring, preserving and protecting the Temple. Thb example

of ICC-Angkors hould be applieda s a modelf or the sacreds ite of the Temple of preah

Vihear.

Statement  of the Standing Committee of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) on their visit to the Angkor Angkor Archeological Site and the Temple of Preah Vihear, World Heritage sites, Cambodia 4th - 5th December, 2010