Bangkok Post
'Hands off Koh Kut': Thailand stands firm at UN maritime talks
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Thailand has made its position clear during maritime border talks with Cambodia under the UN law of the sea - Koh Kut is not part of the reconciliation process.
Key facts
- Thailand has made its position clear during maritime border talks with Cambodia under the UN law of the sea - Koh Kut is not part of the reconciliation process.
- Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said in his opening statement on Tuesday that the meeting should be limited only the maritime boundary dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, and land borders should be excluded from the hearing.
- Thailand rejects Cambodia's 1972 continental shelf claim line, which is without legal basis,"
- Cambodia unilaterally claimed its continental shelf line in 1972 and included Koh Kut.
Summary
Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said in his opening statement on Tuesday that the meeting should be limited only the maritime boundary dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, and land borders should be excluded from the hearing.
"This conciliation process does not concern sovereignty over land, which includes the island of Koh Kut," the minister said. "Thailand rejects Cambodia's 1972 continental shelf claim line, which is without legal basis,"