Written by Cheang Sokha and Brendan Brady
The Phnom Penh Post
Maritime boundary disputes will not be on the agenda at Siem Reap meetings, say officials.
CAMBODIAN and Thai officials are to resume formal talks to negotiate the demarcation of their shared land border in early April, officials from both countries said Wednesday.
Representatives from both sides of the Joint Border Commission (JBC) are to meet in Siem Reap from April 5-7, said Var Kimhong, Cambodia's top border negotiator.
The schedule was confirmed by the Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry's Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs Boundary Division.
Cambodia and Thailand have never fully demarcated their 805-kilometre shared border, although the JBC has agreed upon the location of 48 border markers out of the 73 that lie along the border.
Both sources rejected media reports that the two sides would also discuss maritime areas claimed by both sides.
The Thai State News Agency had earlier cited Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya as saying the sea border would be on the agenda.
"We have not yet fixed the date for that meeting," said Var Kimhong.
Maritime dispute
Tentative plans to demarcate the sea border had been raised when Kasit met with Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong in January, he said.
Cambodia and Thailand both claim some 27,000 square kilometres of disputed maritime territory in the Gulf of Thailand, which is believed to contain significant oil and natural gas reserves.
The expanse of water known as the Overlapping Claims Area, or OCA, has been the source of a contentious, decades-old dispute with Thailand that has gained a new imperative following the outbreak of last year's border dispute.
Oil experts say Cambodia is likely to resist simply splitting the area down the middle because the Thai half could hold far better prospects.
A former Thai vice admiral was cited in Thai media last July as cautioning that the recognition of Cambodian land claims would pave the way for Cambodia to assert more control over the contested waters and their anticipated riches.
CAMBODIAN and Thai officials are to resume formal talks to negotiate the demarcation of their shared land border in early April, officials from both countries said Wednesday.
Representatives from both sides of the Joint Border Commission (JBC) are to meet in Siem Reap from April 5-7, said Var Kimhong, Cambodia's top border negotiator.
The schedule was confirmed by the Thai Foreign Affairs Ministry's Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs Boundary Division.
Cambodia and Thailand have never fully demarcated their 805-kilometre shared border, although the JBC has agreed upon the location of 48 border markers out of the 73 that lie along the border.
Both sources rejected media reports that the two sides would also discuss maritime areas claimed by both sides.
The Thai State News Agency had earlier cited Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya as saying the sea border would be on the agenda.
"We have not yet fixed the date for that meeting," said Var Kimhong.
Maritime dispute
Tentative plans to demarcate the sea border had been raised when Kasit met with Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong in January, he said.
Cambodia and Thailand both claim some 27,000 square kilometres of disputed maritime territory in the Gulf of Thailand, which is believed to contain significant oil and natural gas reserves.
The expanse of water known as the Overlapping Claims Area, or OCA, has been the source of a contentious, decades-old dispute with Thailand that has gained a new imperative following the outbreak of last year's border dispute.
Oil experts say Cambodia is likely to resist simply splitting the area down the middle because the Thai half could hold far better prospects.
A former Thai vice admiral was cited in Thai media last July as cautioning that the recognition of Cambodian land claims would pave the way for Cambodia to assert more control over the contested waters and their anticipated riches.
16 comments:
Manifestation des pro-Thaksin,
Talk the talk, talk the talk bla bla.....so all Khmer people have to pay the price. If all Khmer don't wake up who gonna do the walk for you?
THAILAND BELONGS TO THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
Thailand is Khmer empier lands! thai don't and never exist, the word "THAI" meant No Exist!!
"Thai" also meant Fags country! full of faggot....hahaha!
Thailand will never have peace in their home, if they continue to greed, and don't stop encroaching into the neighbor country, thailand will be doom!
There is another problem in Thailand right now. The protesting demonstration anti government is now in the progress toward the Govt House in appealing for ousting the current Govt and new election. While this happened, Cambodia should employs the opportunity to capitalise the case. While the peaceful mean is still my principle.
12.55 am។អ្នកឯងពុំមែនជាខ្មែរទេអ្នកឯងហ្នឹង
ហើយជាអ្នកធ្វើឲ្យខ្មែរបាក់បែកគ្នា។អ្នកឯងខំ
សរសេររិះគន់គ្រប់មធ្យោបាយនៅក្នូងអគតិរបស់
អ្នកឯងឲ្យខ្មែររាប់លាននាក់បែកបាក់សាម្គីគ្នា
ប៉ុន្តែអ្នកឯងកុំសង្ឃឺម១០០%ថាខ្មែរនឹងជឿអ្នកឯង
គ្រប់ពេលវេលា។ខ្មែរបានសន្តិភាពជិត៣០ឆ្នំា
ហើយ។អ្នកឯងកុំយកឃាត្តកម្មមួយនាក់
ហើយយករដ្ធាភិបាលមកធ្វើលេស។
ប្រយ័ត្ធពាក្យសំដីដ៏គ្រោតគ្រាតរបស់
អ្នកឯងឲ្យបានមែនទែនអូរខេ!
Ahhhhhhhhhh Thailand SUCKS
To my dear brother in YALA! please keep up the fight bro!
khmer/border
8:35am, just a feedback. The size of Khmer Font is too small to read. I wish if I could read yours. So the bigger size is better.
While for 12:55, FUCK OFF!
Does anyone see the pattern of a bully Thailand? First they want Preah Vihear and now our sea water with all natural gas and resources. I am beyond irrate right now. I am about to implode.
The only to stop a bully is by smacking its face so hard that he doesnt know what's coming.
I agree with you above! i hope Khmer rouge fuck them up bad this time! 100-200 of body bags! fucken greedy mother fucker!
Thai think we are weak, that's why they kept taunting, sometime little guy can beat the shit out of the big guy too!...why not? if khmer knew how to use the brains...
Khmer army be cautious with those 10 black clad at the "Pagoda" they are spying to their commander....
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