Cambodian Working Group
For Ceasefire Coordination
Secretariat
Secretariat
PRESS RELEASE
On
Step One of Troop Redeployment from the Provisional Demilitarized Zone (PDZ)
in Compliance with the Order of International Court of Justice (ICJ)
No. 151 dated 18 July 2011
in Compliance with the Order of International Court of Justice (ICJ)
No. 151 dated 18 July 2011
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With a view to realize the vision for ASEAN Community by 2015 for Peace and Prosperity and in compliance with the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflicts of 1954 and the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to announce Step One of Troop Redeployment on 18 July 2012 where 485 troops of the Intervention Division No 3 and the Intervention Brigade No 7 will be redeployed out of the Provisional Demilitarized Zone (PDZ) as indicated by the Order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of 18 July 2011.
Cambodian Working Group for Ceasefire Coordination already determined Points A, B, C, D of the Provisional Demilitarized Zone (PDZ) on 03 August 2011 and has been continuously working at technical level in order to fully implement the Order of ICJ.
Therefore, the Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to announce Step One of Troop Redeployment at Peace Command Headquarter 5 Makara in conjunction with the 4th Anniversary of the inscription of the Temple of Preah Vihear as a World Heritage (2008-2012). The ceremony will be attended by the representatives of the Royal Government of Cambodia, member of parliament, member of senate, authorities of all. levels, 11 countries military attaches, national and international guests and 88 national and international journalists.
The priority areas for Step One of Troop Redeployment in the vicinity of the Temple of Preah Vihear of the PDZ are including the Naga-stair market, Northern and Eastern ancient stairways and the Keo Sikhakiri Svara Pagoda.
255 National Police personnel and 100 Conservation Rangers from National Authority of Preah Vihear will take over the responsibility to maintaining order in the four above-mentioned prioritized areas in the PDZ, which are also part of the World Heritage Zone of the Preah Vihear Temple.
The ceremony also marks the celebration of Cambodia's Chairmanship of the 37th Session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in 2013 in compliance with the unanimous decision of the 36' Session of the WHC on 4 July 2012 in Saint Petersburg, the Russian Federation.
Temple of Preah Vihear, 18 July 2012