The aim of the Culture Ministry in organising the visit was to lobby the ambassadors to support Thailand in voting the site as a World Heritage and in that, it seems, it may have succeeded. There was good feedback from many ambassadors, who were also taken to the Bang Chiang Archaeological Site in the same province, itself declared a World Heritage Site in 1992 and to Vientiane in Laos.
"We live in a global age and belonging to a particular nation state is important. In the prehistoric period, those boundaries and borders did not exist. The historic site does not only belong to Thais but to all of mankind. And the relics of historical value should be cherished, enjoyed and studied by all those interested, regardless of their nationality. That's why it should be regarded as a 'world' heritage," said South Korean Ambassador Jeon Jaeman.
The aim of the Culture Ministry in organising the visit was to lobby the ambassadors to support Thailand in voting the site as a World Heritage and in that, it seems, it may have succeeded. There was good feedback from many ambassadors, who were also taken to the Bang Chiang Archaeological Site in the same province, itself declared a World Heritage Site in 1992 and to Vientiane in Laos. "We live in a global age and belonging to a particular nation state is important. In the prehistoric period, those boundaries and borders did not exist. The historic site does not only belong to Thais but to all of mankind. And the relics of historical value should be cherished, enjoyed and studied by all those interested, regardless of their nationality. That's why it should be regarded as a 'world' heritage," said South Korean Ambassador Jeon Jaeman.
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