PHNOM PENH : Cambodia will host a huge post-election celebration at the Preah Vihear temple attended by the country's first lady, Bun Rany, and other high-ranking officials today. Far from softening its stance on the 11th-century border temple after it was made a Cambodian World Heritage site, Cambodia is defiantly flaunting the site.
''We are preparing for Bun Rany's arrival. We have no security concerns because as a World Heritage site, the temple is a tourist destination, not a war zone,'' Preah Vihear province deputy governor Ka Lean said.
After recent talks with Thailand, both sides agreed in principle to withdraw troops estimated to have reached more than 2,000 in the area.
However, observers on the Cambodian side say no troops have been redeployed so far. dpa
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