KH/CLT/2005/RP/10 Phnom Penh, July 2008 Original: English Comité International de Coordination pour la Sauvegarde et le Développement du Site Historique d'Angkor International Co-ordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor Session Plénière Plenary Session co-présidé par / co-chaired by M./Mr. Yvon Roé D’Albert M./Mr. Fumiaki Takahashi Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire Ambassadeur Extraordinaire et Plénipotentiaire Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassade de France Ambassade du Japon Embassy of France Embassy of Japan Siem Reap – Novembre 28 & 29, 2005 – Hôtel Angkor Palace Resort & Spa Siem Reap – November 28 & 29, 2005 – Angkor Palace Resort & Spa Hotel Secrétariat permanent du C.I.C. Angkor #38 Bld Samdech Sothearos, B.P. 29, UNESCO Phnom Penh, Cambodge Tél.: (855-23) 723 054 / 426 726 Fax (855-23) 426 163 / 217 022 Mél.: [email protected] [email protected] Douzième Session Plénière / Twelfth Plenary Session 1/152 STANDING SECRETARIAT • UNESCO Office Address : 38, blvd Samdech Sothearos BP 29 Phnom Penh Cambodia Tel.: (855) (23) 426 726 (855) (23) 723 054 / 725 071 (855) (12) 911 651 (855) (16) 831 520 (855) (12) 813 844 (855) (23) 720 841 Fax: (855) (23) 426 163 / 217 022 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] • Standing Secretariat in Paris Mr. Azedine BESCHAOUCH Scientific Advisor of the Sector of Culture in Phnom Penh Mr Blaise KILIAN Ms CHAU SUN Kérya (APSARA Authority) Mr. SAM Rithy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comité international de coordination pour la sauvegarde et le International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and développement du site historique d’Angkor Development of the Historic Site of Angkor Douzième Session plénière – 28 et 29 novembre 2005 Twelfth Plenary Session – November 28 & 29, 2005 Douzième Session Plénière / Twelfth Plenary Session 2/152 TABLE OF CONTENTS ICC RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................6 RECORD OF THE DISCUSSIONS...........................................................................10 I. OPENING SESSION ......................................................................10 I.1. Opening Speech by the French Co-chairman, HE Mr Yvon Roé D’Albert, Ambassador of France ................................................................................. 10 I.2. Opening Statement by the Co-chairman for Japan, HE Mr Fumiaki Takahashi, Ambassador of Japan ................................................................. 12 I.3. Opening statement by the Representative of the Royal Government, HE Mr Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the APSARA Authority.. 15 I.4. Statement by the Representative of UNESCO in Cambodia, Mr Teruo Jinnai ........................................................................................................... 18 II. ACTIVITY REPORTS FOR 2005....................................................20 II.1. ICC Activity Report, by Mr Azedine Beschaouch, ICC Standing Scientific Secretary ..................................................................................................... 20 II.2. Report on the Activities of the APSARA Authority, by HE Mr Bun Narith, APSARA Authority Director General ............................................................. 25 II.2.1. Report on Safeguarding and Conservation Activities, by HE Mr Ros Borath, APSARA Authority Deputy Director General ............................................................................... 27 II.2.2. Report on Sustainable Development Activities, by HE Mr Uk Someth, APSARA Authority Deputy General Director ............................................................................................. 30 II.2.3. Report on Sustainable Development Activities, by HE Mr Tep Henn, APSARA Authority Deputy Director General ............................................................................................. 32 II. 3. Ad hoc Group of Experts Reports ............................................................. 36 II.3.1. Ad hoc Group of Experts Report, by Mr Pierre André Lablaude ..................................... 36 II.3.2. Ad hoc Group of Experts Report, by Prof. Hiroyuki Suzuki ........................................... 38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comité international de coordination pour la sauvegarde et le International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and développement du site historique d’Angkor Development of the Historic Site of Angkor Douzième Session plénière – 28 et 29 novembre 2005 Twelfth Plenary Session – November 28 & 29, 2005 Douzième Session Plénière / Twelfth Plenary Session 3/152 II.3.3. Ad hoc Group of Experts Report, by Prof. Giorgio Croci............................................... 38 II.3.4. Ad hoc Archaeology Expert Report, by Mr Azedine Beschaouch .................................... 40 II.4. Presentation of the UNESCO Evaluation Mission on the Conservation and Restoration Project on the Royal Plaza (Prasat Suor Prat and Its Terrace), the Bayon (Development of the Master Plan) and Angkor Wat (Northern Library, Phase II), by Prof. Hiroyuki Suzuki, Evaluator................................ 41 III. POINTS FOR DISCUSSION ........................................................43 III.1. Status of Protected Zones 1 and 2 and Prospects for Solutions .............. 43 III.1.1. Contribution from Mr Khuon Khun Neay, Director, Department of Monuments and Archaeology 2 (DMA2), APSARA Authority ..................................................................... 43 III.1.2. Contribution from Mr Francesco Bandarin, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Center (WHC) ........................................................................................................... 46 DISCUSSION ...................................................................................51 IV. POINTS OF INFORMATION.........................................................53 IV.1. Statement by HE Mr Aloke Sen, Indian Ambassador ................................ 53 IV.2. Presentation of the Khmer Art Exhibition in Bonn and Announcement Regarding a New Stone Conservation Project, by HE Mr Pius Fischer, German Ambassador.................................................................................... 56 IV.3. Presentation of the Traveling Exhibition of Khmer Art in Japan, by Mr Susumu Inoue, Minister-Counselor at the Japanese Embassy...................... 57 IV.4. Conclusions from the Siem Reap / Angkor Master Plan Development Study, Introduction to the Concept Behind the Plan and Its Significance Plan, by Mr Hiroto Mitsugi, JICA Representative in Cambodia...................... 60 IV.5. Contribution on the Extension of APSARA Authority’s Safeguarding and Management Operations to the Koh Ker Site, by HE Mr Ros Borath, APSARA Authority Deputy Director General............................................................... 61 IV.6. Announcement Regarding the 2006 Cultural Exhibition Between the Provinces of Gyeonsanbuk-do (Republic of Korea) and Siem Reap, by HE Mr Mey Marady, APSARA Authority Deputy Director General........................ 62 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comité international de coordination pour la sauvegarde et le International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and développement du site historique d’Angkor Development of the Historic Site of Angkor Douzième Session plénière – 28 et 29 novembre 2005 Twelfth Plenary Session – November 28 & 29, 2005 Douzième Session Plénière / Twelfth Plenary Session 4/152 IV.7. Project for Dike Consolidation Work on the Western Baray by the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, by Mr Koeut Kittanet, Deputy Director, International Cooperation Office....................................... 63 V. NEW PROJECTS ...........................................................................66 V.1. AFD Project to Support the Urban Development of Siem Reap and the APSARA Authority—Content and Progress Report, by Mr Yves Terracol, Director of Phnom Penh Agency................................................................... 66 V.2. Safeguarding the Bayon Temple—Phase 3 of the Operational Project, by Prof. Takeshi Nakagawa, JSA....................................................................... 67 V.3. Announcement Regarding the New FSP Agreement, by Mr Dominique Dordain, Cooperation and Cultural Action Advisor, French Embassy ............ 70 V.4. Opportunities Offered by Partnering With the APSARA Authority, by Mr Christophe Tardieu, General Manager, Château de Versailles Public Institution ................................................................................................... 72 V.5. Opportunities Offered by Partnering With the APSARA Authority for Preventive Archaeological, by Mr Jean-Paul Demoule, President of the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research .......................... 73 V.6. Announcement of a New Project “Elementary Analysis and Dating of Construction Materials” Under the Czech Academy of Science Research Center and Institute of Nuclear Physics, by Dr Daniel Kranda, Chief Project Coordinator,