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| Thailand foreign minister quits | Thailand foreign minister quits |
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| Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama has quit after a top court ruled he had violated the constitution by signing a deal over a disputed temple. | |
| He made the announcement he was stepping down on national television. | He made the announcement he was stepping down on national television. |
| "But I insist that I have done nothing wrong... I love Thailand, and would not cause any damage to the country," he said, choking up. | "But I insist that I have done nothing wrong... I love Thailand, and would not cause any damage to the country," he said, choking up. |
| Cambodia is petitioning to have the temple on the Thai-Cambodian border listed as a World Heritage site. | Cambodia is petitioning to have the temple on the Thai-Cambodian border listed as a World Heritage site. |
| On Tuesday, Thailand's constitutional court ruled that the government should not have backed Cambodia's efforts without consulting parliament, because the temple was built on land disputed by the two countries. | |
| The Preah Vihear Hindu temple, near the Thai-Cambodian border, was awarded Unesco World Heritage status on Monday. | |
| Mr Noppadon, who said he would step down on Monday, is the second minister to resign this week. | |
| "I want to see national reconciliation. In order for the government to continue working to solve the country's problems, I resign," he said in remarks broadcast on national television. |