Asia & Pacific
The move follows a Thai government decision last month to unilaterally terminate a 2001 agreement with Cambodia that provided a framework for negotiations over the disputed area in the Gulf of Thailand where the two countries' maritime claims overlap.
This handout from the Royal Thai Navy taken and released on January 27, 2022 shows the clean-up operation underway for a crude oil spill caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline owned by Star Petroleum Refining Public Company Limited in the Gulf of Thailand, near Rayong. (AFP/Royal Thai Navy)
Cambodia on Tuesday said it informed the United Nations and Thailand that it had launched a compulsory conciliation process under international law aimed at resolving a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Bangkok.The move follows a Thai government decision last month to unilaterally terminate a 2001 agreement with Cambodia that provided a framework for negotiations over the disputed area in the Gulf of Thailand where the two countries' maritime claims overlap.
"We have taken this step to protect Cambodia's sovereignty and maritime rights in accordance with international law," Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
