MoU with Cambodia to be revoked

Published: 6/11/2009 at 03:21 PM
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The cabinet will be asked on Tuesday to to revoke a memorandum of understanding on overlapping maritime boundaries in the Gulf of Thailand signed with Cambodia in 2001, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Friday.

The memorandum was signed by then-foreign minister Surakiart Sathirathai and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An on June 14, 2001, during the Thaksin Shinawatra administration.

Mr Kasit said in a phone interview from Japan that it would not be in Thailand's best interests to hold talks with Cambodia under that same framework now that Thaksin was serving as economic adviser to the Cambodian government.

Moreover, no progress had been made in talks with Cambodia during the past eight years.

Thailand would explore other ways of ending the dispute under international law, Mr Kasit said.

Analysts said Mr Hun Sen's act of favourtism towards Thaksin may be based on the fact that he wants Thaksin back in power quickly in the hope of grabbing a bigger share of the unexploited oil and gas reserves in the disputed area.

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the Foreign Ministry had been told to take whatever steps were appropriate to downgrade diplomatic relations with Cambodia to protect the country's interests and defend the judicial system.

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a khmer in Phnom Penh

Discussion 3 : 08/11/2009 at 11:57 AM3
the more abhisit and his govt react, the more immature they appear.
without talking about current status of thailand in asean, the current thai leaders have sent a strong message to the whole world. i really mean the whole international community. you all beware, act and say in thai way or we cancel and revoke everything we have signed with you. what a sad thing to hear and see.
Rjed

Discussion 2 : 07/11/2009 at 02:22 AM2
What a desperate move by the Abhijit government :-) It shows how weak this government is by getting jealous towards Cambodia for appointing Thaksin as an economic adviser. Can they not think of other good intelligent moves towards Cambodia? They are like kids withdrawing with what has been agreed.
Mike Barringtor

Discussion 1 : 06/11/2009 at 07:14 PM1
You can already see the rich spin that Thaksin's massive gaffe has unintentionally provided the government with:

"Hun Sen...wants Thaksin back in power quickly in the hope of grabbing a bigger share of the unexploited oil and gas reserves in the disputed area."

"take whatever steps were appropriate to downgrade diplomatic relations with Cambodia to protect the country's interests and defend the judicial system."

How poetic that the Democrats have been struggling to define themselves and it ends up being Thaksin who unwittingly hands it to them.

a khmer in Phnom Penh

Discussion 3 : 08/11/2009 at 11:57 AM3

the more abhisit and his govt react, the more immature they appear.
without talking about current status of thailand in asean, the current thai leaders have sent a strong message to the whole world. i really mean the whole international community. you all beware, act and say in thai way or we cancel and revoke everything we have signed with you. what a sad thing to hear and see.

Rjed

Discussion 2 : 07/11/2009 at 02:22 AM2

What a desperate move by the Abhijit government :-) It shows how weak this government is by getting jealous towards Cambodia for appointing Thaksin as an economic adviser. Can they not think of other good intelligent moves towards Cambodia? They are like kids withdrawing with what has been agreed.

Mike Barringtor

Discussion 1 : 06/11/2009 at 07:14 PM1

You can already see the rich spin that Thaksin's massive gaffe has unintentionally provided the government with:

"Hun Sen...wants Thaksin back in power quickly in the hope of grabbing a bigger share of the unexploited oil and gas reserves in the disputed area."

"take whatever steps were appropriate to downgrade diplomatic relations with Cambodia to protect the country's interests and defend the judicial system."

How poetic that the Democrats have been struggling to define themselves and it ends up being Thaksin who unwittingly hands it to them.

MoU with Cambodia to be revoked