Thai Examiner
Prime Minister Anutin says 2001 pact with Camdodia was outdated after his cabinet tore it up on Tuesday
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Thailand has scrapped its 25-year maritime agreement with Cambodia ahead of the ASEAN Summit in Cebu. The move has triggered renewed tension between Bangkok and Phnom Penh over disputed Gulf of Thailand maritime claims and underwater resources.
Key facts
- Thailand has scrapped its 25-year maritime agreement with Cambodia ahead of the ASEAN Summit in Cebu
- Thailand ends MOU 44 after 25 years, as maritime tensions with Cambodia return at ASEAN summit talks
- Thailand seeks new maritime framework under UNCLOS after formally scrapping MOU 44 talks
- A diplomatic rupture is escalating between Thailand and Cambodia after Bangkok abruptly scrapped a 25-year maritime pact days before the ASEAN Summit in Cebu
- Earlier this week, Thailand’s cabinet approved the cancellation of the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding known as MOU 44
- Anutin says failed maritime framework no longer serves Thailand after decades without progress
Summary
A diplomatic rupture is escalating between Thailand and Cambodia after Bangkok abruptly scrapped a 25-year maritime pact days before the ASEAN Summit in Cebu. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insists the failed agreement delivered nothing, while Cambodian leaders warn the move could deepen tensions between the two countries. Mr Anutin insists that the agreement was scrapped because the context had shifted since it was signed. However, he insists that a new pact may emerge.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul arrived in the Philippines on Thursday for the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, where regional leaders are meeting until May 9. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet is also attending the summit.