Thailand on Tuesday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to "remove" the Cambodia's petition which called for an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Thai forces from areas near Phreah Vihear temple, said ICJ's statement.
The request was made by Virachai Plasai, chief negotiation of the Thai team on the last day of the ICJ's verbal hearing at the Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday.
"In accordance with Article 60 of the Rules of Court and having regard to the
Request for the indication of provisional measures of the Kingdom of Cambodia and its oral pleadings, the Kingdom of Thailand respectfully requests the Court to remove the case introduced by the Kingdom of Cambodia on 28 April 2011 from the General
List," Virachai said.
The hearing was held at the request of Cambodia who filed the petition to the World Court, asking it to issue injunction for the withdrawal of the Thai soldiers from areas near the Preah Vihear temple.
Cambodia's Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong, chief of the Cambodian legal team, asked the court to order unconditional withdrawal of all Thai forces from those parts of
Cambodian territory in in the area of the Preah Vihear temple, ban on all military activity by Thailand in the area of the temple.
Thailand should be ordered to refrain from any act or action which could interfere with the rightsof Cambodia or aggravate the dispute in the principal proceedings, Hor Nam Hong said.
The court's decision will be delivered at a public sitting, the date of which will be
announced in due course.
The Nation
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