Cambodia launches UN-backed process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand
Cambodia says the UN-backed process could help settle claims over an area estimated to hold about $300 billion in oil and gas.
- On Tuesday, Cambodia informed the United Nations and Thailand it launched a compulsory conciliation process under UNCLOS to resolve a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Bangkok.
- Both countries claim approximately 26,000 square kilometres in the Gulf, known as the Overlapping Claims Area, which holds nearly 339.8 billion cubic metres of natural gas and oil worth about $300 billion.
- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet appointed Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn as agent, alongside Danish diplomat Peter Taks and French academic Jean-Marc Thouvenin as conciliators for the proceedings.
- Thailand has 21 days to appoint two conciliators to finalize a commission overseen by the Secretary-General, though Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Tuesday he was unaware of the move.
- The oil shock from the Iran conflict created renewed urgency to resolve the dispute and unlock energy resources, Cambodia's energy minister said last week, following Thailand's termination of a 2001 negotiation framework.
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Cambodia initiates UN mediation over Thailand maritime boundary dispute
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet announced on Tuesday that Cambodia will initiate a “compulsory conciliation” with Thailand over a maritime boundary dispute under the mediation of the UN. The claim stems from the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) which includes an internal dispute resolution mechanism outlined in Annex V of the treaty. The area in dispute is a section of the Gulf of Thailand that is believed to be rich in natural ga…
Cambodia initiates action with U.N. agency to force conciliation of maritime dispute with Thailand
Cambodia's government has filed notice under a U.N. agreement on maritime law for compulsory conciliation of a sea border dispute with neighboring Thailand, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Tuesday.
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Cambodia initiates action with UN agency to force conciliation of maritime dispute with Thailand
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Cambodia has initiated rare United Nations compulsory conciliation proceedings against Thailand to resolve a decades-long maritime border dispute, after talks collapsed over an area both countries say holds $300 billion worth of oil and gas.
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