BANGKOK, Nov 6 (TNA) - Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Kasit Piromya said he would ask the cabinet to consider revoking a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Thailand and Cambodia on overlapping maritime boundaries in the Gulf of Thailand as the MoU would be affected by the appointment of convicted former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as economic advisor to Cambodian government.
The MoU regarding the Area of their Overlapping Maritime Claims to the Continental Shelf, dated 18 June 2001 was signed by then-foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An during the Thaksin Shinawatra administration.
Mr Kasit said the government had ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to review all existing bilateral agreements and cooperation projects made with Cambodia and review ongoing cooperation that the Thai government has extended to Cambodia.
Having learned that Mr Thaksin has been appointed as an economic advisor to the government of Cambodia, he said, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs will propose to the Cabinet that the said MOU be terminated.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is of the view that the appointment of Mr Thaksin will directly affect negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia under the framework of this MOU due to the fact that Mr Thaksin was directly involved in the negotiation process.
Furthermore, the ministry believes that the overlapping claims of area between Thailand and Cambodia are matters of national interest, in particular, when considering that the overlapping area is over 26,000 square kilometres and has great potential in terms of natural resources.
Negotiations on this matter thus affect immensely the economic and national security of Thailand. Therefore, the ministry deems it appropriate to proceed on this matter with public participation in line with democratic principles enshrined in the provisions of the present Constitution.
Negotiations under the framework of the MOU 2001 during the previous eight years have produced no progress. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes both countries should employ other avenues of negotiation in accordance with the principles of international law to achieve an equitable solution.
The MoU regarding the Area of their Overlapping Maritime Claims to the Continental Shelf, dated 18 June 2001 was signed by then-foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An during the Thaksin Shinawatra administration.
Mr Kasit said the government had ordered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to review all existing bilateral agreements and cooperation projects made with Cambodia and review ongoing cooperation that the Thai government has extended to Cambodia.
Having learned that Mr Thaksin has been appointed as an economic advisor to the government of Cambodia, he said, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs will propose to the Cabinet that the said MOU be terminated.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is of the view that the appointment of Mr Thaksin will directly affect negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia under the framework of this MOU due to the fact that Mr Thaksin was directly involved in the negotiation process.
Furthermore, the ministry believes that the overlapping claims of area between Thailand and Cambodia are matters of national interest, in particular, when considering that the overlapping area is over 26,000 square kilometres and has great potential in terms of natural resources.
Negotiations on this matter thus affect immensely the economic and national security of Thailand. Therefore, the ministry deems it appropriate to proceed on this matter with public participation in line with democratic principles enshrined in the provisions of the present Constitution.
Negotiations under the framework of the MOU 2001 during the previous eight years have produced no progress. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes both countries should employ other avenues of negotiation in accordance with the principles of international law to achieve an equitable solution.
4 comments:
LOL, go ahead! I don't think our PM (HUN SEN) is going to care!
Get out of Cambodian sight will you!!
HUN SEN is our strongman toward you arrogant Thai!!!
Good, HUN SEN can claim all of the overlapping in our Cambodian's ocean.
There is no such thing overlap area while Cambodia was at war back in 1989-1990.
HUN SEN must chase those sea-thief out of Khmer's water just like KR has done to Thai in ocean back then.
Thai dare not to cross into Khmer's water when KR was in charge.
HUN SEN! You are a true Nak Leng toward Thai!!
Who give a damn about those MOUs? We need a new MOU that reclaim all our territory that Thais stole from us.
You FOOLS!!!
Without MOU, do you really think HUN SEN can claim all the overlapping area as ours?
You wrote it yourself "The OVERLAPPING AREA."
The dispute over the overlapping area can't be solved as easily as you guys think with your coconut shells.
Pls, save your stupidity, don't show it off too obvious.
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