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Sihasak reaffirms Thailand’s UNCLOS stance: maritime borders must be settled before resource sharing
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BANGKOK — 18 September 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Thailand remains committed to clearly demarcating its maritime boundary with Cambodia before discussing joint resource development or benefit-sharing.
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- BANGKOK — 18 September 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Thailand remains committed to clearly demarcating its maritime boundary with Cambodia before discussing joint resource development or
- Speaking at 07:20 at Government House on Thursday, Sihasak said the first meeting of the Compulsory Conciliation Commission under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) had gone well.
- He said Thailand had presented its position and explained the developments that had brought the two countries to the conciliation process, stressing the importance of sincerity in negotiations and a sustainable settlement to bilateral
- For Thailand, a sustainable settlement means clearly defining the maritime boundary first,”
Summary
Speaking at 07:20 at Government House on Thursday, Sihasak said the first meeting of the Compulsory Conciliation Commission under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) had gone well.
He said Thailand had presented its position and explained the developments that had brought the two countries to the conciliation process, stressing the importance of sincerity in negotiations and a sustainable settlement to bilateral issues.