HUA HIN, Thailand, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva met his Cambodian counterpart on Friday as tension along their disputed border has eased, vowing to start energy cooperation in the overlapping Gulf of Thailand.
Abhisit said both countries had agreed to set up panels of technical experts to work on demarcation of the gas-rich area.
"Our understanding has been improved a lot recently and we are looking into possibilities to start our energy cooperation," Abhisit told reporters.
Cambodia's exploration area covers 37,000 square km (14,300 sq miles), while another 27,000 square km are disputed with Thailand.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said this month his government was preparing a framework to manage its energy revenues when offshore oil fields start producing from 2010.
In November last year, U.S. major Chevron Corp (CVX.N) and operator of Block A in the Gulf of Thailand, said Cambodia's first oil was unlikely to be onstream before 2010 at the earliest.
Chevron operates the block with a 55 percent interest, while Mitsui Oil Exploration, a unit of Mitsui & Co (8031.T), holds a 30 percent stake and South Korea's GS Caltex a 15 percent stake. Abhisit said he would expand cooperation with Cambodia to trade and tourism, aiming for a one-visa-two-country project for tourists who want to visit both countries at once.
Phnom Penh and Bangkok agreed earlier this month to withdraw the remaining troops on their disputed border to avoid a repeat of last year's armed clashes near a 900-year-old Hindu temple.
Hun Sen told reporters this month both countries would jointly demarcate the jungle-clad area where four soldiers died in a firefight last October.
The Preah Vihear temple, or Khao Phra Viharn as it is known in Thailand, sits on an escarpment that forms the natural border between the two countries and has been a source of tension for generations.
The International Court of Justice awarded it to Cambodia in 1962, but the ruling did not determine the ownership of 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of adjoining scrubland, leaving considerable scope for disagreement.
(Reporting by Nopporn Wong-Anan; Editing by Valerie Lee)
Abhisit said both countries had agreed to set up panels of technical experts to work on demarcation of the gas-rich area.
"Our understanding has been improved a lot recently and we are looking into possibilities to start our energy cooperation," Abhisit told reporters.
Cambodia's exploration area covers 37,000 square km (14,300 sq miles), while another 27,000 square km are disputed with Thailand.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said this month his government was preparing a framework to manage its energy revenues when offshore oil fields start producing from 2010.
In November last year, U.S. major Chevron Corp (CVX.N) and operator of Block A in the Gulf of Thailand, said Cambodia's first oil was unlikely to be onstream before 2010 at the earliest.
Chevron operates the block with a 55 percent interest, while Mitsui Oil Exploration, a unit of Mitsui & Co (8031.T), holds a 30 percent stake and South Korea's GS Caltex a 15 percent stake. Abhisit said he would expand cooperation with Cambodia to trade and tourism, aiming for a one-visa-two-country project for tourists who want to visit both countries at once.
Phnom Penh and Bangkok agreed earlier this month to withdraw the remaining troops on their disputed border to avoid a repeat of last year's armed clashes near a 900-year-old Hindu temple.
Hun Sen told reporters this month both countries would jointly demarcate the jungle-clad area where four soldiers died in a firefight last October.
The Preah Vihear temple, or Khao Phra Viharn as it is known in Thailand, sits on an escarpment that forms the natural border between the two countries and has been a source of tension for generations.
The International Court of Justice awarded it to Cambodia in 1962, but the ruling did not determine the ownership of 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) of adjoining scrubland, leaving considerable scope for disagreement.
(Reporting by Nopporn Wong-Anan; Editing by Valerie Lee)
8 comments:
Dear Hun Sen,
It is just a reminder for you. Don't trust Thais includes King and their leaders!!!
Thai is very very very bad neighbor, whatever they said it is not always true!! They are very good at persuasion and manipulation!!! For example: what they agreed with you so far, have you seen that Thais respected at all??
They smile in front of you, but they are sneaking and finding all possibilities at all cost to kill you and poison your blood!!!
It is ok to make friend, but be careful!!!
Hey, HUN SEN (The crossed eye )can't see both eyes. He can only see one side. NOt both.
HUN SEN will bend over for Thai's king.
Hun Sen you Kwang Makhak wake up!!!
what the fuck...............i thought where here to talk about the dispute over the land NOT FUCKING OIL>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>DUMB FUCKS
ITS A KHMER TEMPLE NOT HINDU........WHAT THE FUCK AND ITS PRASAT PEAH VIHEAR NOT SPELLED THE SIEM WAY...................WHO EVER IS WRITHING THIS SHIT IS GETTING IT TWISTED FOR THE MEDIA YOU A HO
We need jobs and development. Split everything down the middle, and go. No sense of wait and let people suffer from lack of jobs and hope for the future.
Don't listen to pouk Ah Scam Rainxy who interest is only to see every Cambodian suffering so that he can get more vote for the next election.
Why you fucking need Somdeach HUN SEN to clearing khmer-siem border Mr 2:33Am? You fucking need your party to clear that place ok Mr 2:33AM.
If you voted for CPP (Cambodian People's Party):
Also known as:
Communist People's Party
Khmer Rouge People's Party
Khmer Krorhorm People's Party
You're support the killing of 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples in Cambodia.
You're support the killing of innocent men, women and children on March 30, 1997 in Cambodia.
You're support assassination of journalists in Cambodia.
You're support political assassination and killing in Cambodia.
You're support attempted assassination and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
You're support corruption in Cambodia.
You're support murder of Piseth Pilika (Hun Sen's affaire).
You're support Hun Sen Regime burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin was a former Khmer Rouge commanders.
Now, Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin are Khmer Rouge leaders, since their leader (Pol Pot) is dead.
From 1975 to 1979, these Khmer Rouge commanders responsible for killing 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples in Cambodia.
From 1980 to present, these Khmer Rouge leaders responsible for killing innocent men, women and children on March 30, 1997, assassinated journalists, political assassination and killing, murder of Piseth Pilika (Hun Sen's affaire) and attempted assassinated and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
When is the ECCC going to bring these three criminals to U.N. Khmer Rouge Tribunal?
Khmer Rouge Regime is a genocide organization.
Hun Sen Regime is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Bodyguards is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Death Squad is a terrorist organization.
Cambodian People's Party is a terrorist organization.
I have declare the current Cambodian government which is lead by the Cambodian People's Party as a terrorist organization.
Whoever associate with the current Cambodian government are associate with a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen's government committed:
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Drugs Trafficking
Intimidation
Death Threat
Assassination
Murder
Killing
Terrorism
Mass Eviction, by burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
Land Grabbing
Corruptions
Injustice
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Steal Votes
Violates the Constitution
These are the Trade Marks of Hun Sen Regime.
Under Hun Sen Regime, no criminals that has been committed murder and all other crimes within Hun Sen's government ever been brought to justice.
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