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The joint parliamentary meeting has concluded today with various issues being considered, including the revocation of the minutes of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission meeting and the framework for maritime border negotiation with neighboring countries.
The joint parliamentary session today endorsed the revocation of the minutes of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission meeting, as proposed by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
It was a tense atmosphere during the deliberation of a framework for maritime border negotiation with Malaysia and Vietnam, as opposition Pheu Thai Party MP Jatuporn Prompan was trying to raise the issue of the Thai-Cambodian conflict at the meeting.
The opposition also claimed the Memorandum of Understanding or MOU, which was signed in 2000, has caused damage to the country.
However, Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya defended the MOU and affirmed that any border negotiation is not politicized or subject to interference by the government.
After hours of debate, Parliament approved the framework by 326 to 2 votes.
Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul also proposed reviewing a draft agreement on the establishment of an energy center under the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
The proposal was endorsed by Parliament members.
Also at the Parliament house, Democrat Spokesmen Thepthai Senpong and Buranat Samutarak held a press conference to call on convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to take responsibility for his recent interview and stop adding fuel to the fire in the conflict with Cambodia.
The democrat spokesmen also urged Pheu Thai Party chairman General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh to reconsider whether he will continue to support Thaksin.
Meanwhile, the two denied that the government is taking advantage of the nationalistic sentiments.
The joint parliamentary session today endorsed the revocation of the minutes of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission meeting, as proposed by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
It was a tense atmosphere during the deliberation of a framework for maritime border negotiation with Malaysia and Vietnam, as opposition Pheu Thai Party MP Jatuporn Prompan was trying to raise the issue of the Thai-Cambodian conflict at the meeting.
The opposition also claimed the Memorandum of Understanding or MOU, which was signed in 2000, has caused damage to the country.
However, Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya defended the MOU and affirmed that any border negotiation is not politicized or subject to interference by the government.
After hours of debate, Parliament approved the framework by 326 to 2 votes.
Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul also proposed reviewing a draft agreement on the establishment of an energy center under the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
The proposal was endorsed by Parliament members.
Also at the Parliament house, Democrat Spokesmen Thepthai Senpong and Buranat Samutarak held a press conference to call on convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to take responsibility for his recent interview and stop adding fuel to the fire in the conflict with Cambodia.
The democrat spokesmen also urged Pheu Thai Party chairman General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh to reconsider whether he will continue to support Thaksin.
Meanwhile, the two denied that the government is taking advantage of the nationalistic sentiments.
1 comment:
The Khmer Thai extradition treaty was also revoked in retaliation to the scrap of the Khmer Thai overlapping maritime boundary MOU.
The Renewed Khmer-Thai MOU is as follows:
Article 1: Thai government accepts to give Cambodia a total of 60 billion US dollars over 5 years with 10 billion US dollars up front and also 80% of petrol wells from Thai-Cambodian overlapping claims area in exchange for the extradition of the international fugitive Thaksin Shinawatra.
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