Cambodia said on Tuesday it had launched a compulsory conciliation process under international law aimed at resolving a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand and had informed the United Nations and Bangkok.The move follows a Thai government decision last month to unilaterally terminate a 2001 agreement with Cambodia that provided a framework for negotiations over the disputed area in the Thailand" class="entity-link entity-location" data-entity-id="19574" data-entity-type="location">Gulf of Thailand where the two countries’ maritime claims overlap.“We have taken this step to protect Cambodia’s sovereignty and maritime rights in accordance with international law,” Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said.
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TUE · 2026-06-02 · 09:03 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0602-81071
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Cambodia starts UN-backed process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand
Cambodia has initiated a compulsory conciliation process under international law to resolve its long-standing maritime boundary dispute with Thailand. The Cambodian government informed the United Nations and Thailand of this action on Tuesday.
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Cambodia has initiated a compulsory conciliation process under international law to resolve its long-standing maritime boundary dispute with Thailand. The Cambodian government informed the United Nations and Thailand of this action on Tuesday. This development comes after Thailand's decision last month to unilaterally end a 2001 agreement that had established a framework for negotiations over overlapping maritime claims in the Gulf of Thailand. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet stated that this step is intended to safeguard Cambodia's sovereignty and maritime rights in accordance with international law.
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The step was taken to protect Cambodia’s sovereignty and maritime rights in accordance with international law.
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Thailand unilaterally terminated a 2001 agreement with Cambodia that provided a framework for negotiations over the disputed area.
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Cambodia informed the United Nations and Thailand about the conciliation process.
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Cambodia has launched a compulsory conciliation process under international law to resolve a maritime boundary dispute with Thailand.
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