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Cambodia Starts UN Process to Resolve Maritime Dispute with ... PublishedJun 2, 2026 4:19 am ET 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 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. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who made the cancellation of the 2001 pact part of his February election campaign, said he was not aware that Cambodia had initiated the conciliation process. "Thailand has not yet determined when it will proceed further," he told reporters. Cambodia's move underlines the potential divergence between the neighbours in resolving long-standing border disputes though a fragile ceasefire that ended last year's deadly land b…

Cambodia starts UN-backed process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand 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 Gulf of Thailand where the two countries’ maritime claims overlap. “We have taken this step...

Cambodia launches UN-backed process to settle maritime dispute with Thailand PHNOM PENH - Cambodia ​said on Tuesday ‌it has informed the United Nations and Thailand that it has launched a compulsory conciliation process under international law aimed at resolving ​a ⁠long-running maritime boundary dispute with Bangkok.

Thailand to join UN maritime arbitration with Cambodia Thailand said on Friday it will join a UN arbitration process chosen by Cambodia to resolve a festering maritime boundary dispute, but put on hold for now other two-way efforts to settle their contested borders. This week Cambodia launched a compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), after Bangkok decided last month to unilaterally end a ‌2001 framework pact for talks on a disputed maritime belt. For more than 25 years, both have claimed...

Cambodia begins UN process to resolve maritime dispute with Thailand The move by Cambodia to begin the mediation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, followed Thailand’s cancellation last month of a 2001 bilateral agreement on overlapping maritime claims and energy exploration.

Cambodia turns to little-used UN process to resolve maritime dispute ... Cambodia turns to little-used UN process to resolve maritime dispute with Thailand Sign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developments The disputed maritime belt between Thailand and Cambodia is estimated to hold resources worth $383.9 billion. PHOTO: AFP Published Jun 03, 2026, 11:20 AM Updated Jun 03, 2026, 08:12 PM Set as preferred source Listen BANGKOK – Cambodia is betting on a little-used UN arbitration process known as “compulsory conciliation” to resolve a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand and unlock what it says are billions of dollars in potential oil and gas resources. What the Cambodia-Thailand dispute is about For more than 25 years, Cambodia and Thailand have both laid claim to about 26,000 sq km of sea in the Gulf of Thailand. The disputed maritime belt is estimated to hold nearly 339.8 billion cubic m of natural gas and large quantities of oil with a value of about US$300 billion ( S$384 billion ). In 2001, the South-east Asian neighbours signed a pact, which sought to develop a framework to jointly exploit the energy resources in the so-called “overlapping claims a…

Cambodia begins UN process to resolve maritime dispute with Thailand The move by Cambodia to begin the mediation process followed Thailand's cancellation last month of a 2001 bilateral agreement on overlapping maritime claims and energy exploration.

Cambodia takes maritime dispute with Thailand to UN PHNOM PENH - Cambodia ​said on Tuesday ‌it has informed the United Nations and Thailand that it has launched a compulsory conciliation process under international law aimed at resolving ​a ⁠long-running maritime boundary dispute with Bangkok.