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Thailand says Cambodia closed the door on land-boundary talks
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Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow, who was visiting Manila in the Republic of the Philippines to attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, said the meeting had followed developments along the Thailand-Cambodia border.
Key facts
- He said Thailand remained committed to the outcome of talks between the two countries’ leaders in Cebu, the Philippines, where both sides agreed to hold bilateral discussions, build mutual trust, and gradually restore relations.
- On the maritime boundary, Sihasak said Thailand had consistently sought negotiations under MOU 2001, but no progress had been made.
- When MOU 2001 was concluded, Cambodia was not yet a party to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), but it had since become one.
- Regarding a statement issued by Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday (July 20, 2026), which said the two countries should negotiate the land boundary without involving procedures under UNCLOS, Sihasak said the convention’s process still
Summary
He said Thailand remained committed to the outcome of talks between the two countries’ leaders in Cebu, the Philippines, where both sides agreed to hold bilateral discussions, build mutual trust, and gradually restore relations.
Thailand therefore wanted to return to its earlier proposal that the two sides discuss the maritime boundary before proceeding to other mechanisms.