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via Phnom Penh Post, 08 July 2023: The National Authority for Preah Vihear hosted a commemorative event marking the 15th anniversary of the Preah Vihear Temple’s UNESCO World Heritage inscription.
The National Authority for Preah Vihear hosted a commemorative event on July 7 to mark the 15th anniversary of the inscription of the Preah Vihear Temple on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This important cultural celebration was presided over by the Minister of Culture and Fine Arts, Phoeurng Sackona.
Over 1,200 individuals, encompassing provincial parliamentarians, the provincial governor, representatives from the Royal Palace and UNESCO, diplomats from India, the US, China, Japan, and France, members of the International Coordination Committee (ICC) for Preah Vihear Temple, the Apsara National Authority representatives, members of the armed forces, civil servants, and local residents, attended the event, according to the National Authority for Preah Vihear’s social media post.
Sackona took the opportunity to hark back to 15 years prior, a notable period in Cambodia’s historical annals, when UNESCO added the Preah Vihear Temple to the World Heritage List on July 7, 2008.
Source: Cambodia marks World Heritage anniversaries for Preah Vihear and Sambor Prei Kuk | Phnom Penh Post
