FOREIGN Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said he had no knowledge of Cambodia having secretly registered Memorandum of Understanding 2544 (MOU44) between the two neighbouring countries on border demarcation and working towards joint offshore energy exploration under Unclos before Thailand cancelled it, Naewna newspaper said today (May 12).
With both Thailand and Cambodia having ratified United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) the two countries will be discussing this issue under the same framework with this being beneficial and saving time, Sihasak said.
However he added that no conclusion had been reached on the mechanism to be employed.
Asked whether Cambodia registered MOU44 under Unclos to document its claim of the borderline running through Koh Kood island in Trat province, the foreign minister said this is not permissible because under this convention the focus must be on border demarcation under universally accepted law.
He underscored that he was unaware of any such registration of the cancelled MOU44 and only knew that discussions would be conducted under Unclos.
Sihasak added that legal assistance had been arranged for some Thais who were arrested by Cambodian soldiers for illegally foraging in a forest and this case is being closely monitored.
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Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow talking to reporters. Above photo – PPTVHD36, Front Page – Naewna
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