The Declaration of Tokyo

The "Declaration of Tokyo" adopted by the Tokyo Intergovernmental Conference on october 1993 defined the means of ensuring coordination of effort and providing the framework within which the work of each country and organization should be carried out.

The principles were:

- to extend international assistance, taking into consideration the approach of regional development that the Royal Government of Cambodia wishes to emphasize and for which the Zoning and Environmental Management Plan (ZEMP) might, after review by the National Authorities, be considered as a useful contribution for the elaboration of a masterplan for the region.
- to support the Royal Government of Cambodia in its action against the looting and illicit traffic of cultural property which continue to plague the heritage of Cambodia.
- to be ready to systematically include in the program of rehabilitation and promotion of the site of Angkor, as requested by the Cambodian Delegation, training activities for Cambodians at all levels to enable the Cambodian people to enhance its own capacity to manage and preserve its heritage.
- to carry out activities, without prejudice to essential studies to be undertaken, of concrete operations on the Site to prevent the Angkor monuments from further decay.