Bangkok Post
Thailand scraps sea boundary pact with Cambodia
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The cabinet on Tuesday cancelled a longstanding agreement with Cambodia to work towards clarifying maritime boundaries for joint offshore energy exploration, said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, defying calls from its neighbour to stay the course on the 25-year-old pact.
Key facts
- The cabinet on Tuesday cancelled a longstanding agreement with Cambodia to work towards clarifying maritime boundaries for joint offshore energy exploration, said Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, defying calls from its neighbour to stay the course on the 25-year-old pact.
- The cabinet’s cancellation of the 2001 memorandum of understanding had long been expected and follows two rounds of armed conflict between the two countries last year.
- Thailand and Cambodia in 2000 and 2001 signed documents, popularly known as MoU 43 and 44 (2543 and 2544 in the Buddhist calendar) to set the direction for negotiations to resolve contentious land and maritime boundary issues.
- MoU 43 remains in effect though Thailand is also considering whether it should be scrapped.
- The cancellation of MoU 44 was an election campaign pledge of Mr Anutin, who earlier this year rode a wave of nationalism stoked by the fierce fighting with Cambodia to become the first Thai prime minister to be re-elected in two decades.
Summary
The cabinet’s cancellation of the 2001 memorandum of understanding had long been expected and follows two rounds of armed conflict between the two countries last year.
Thailand and Cambodia in 2000 and 2001 signed documents, popularly known as MoU 43 and 44 (2543 and 2544 in the Buddhist calendar) to set the direction for negotiations to resolve contentious land and maritime boundary issues.