Cambodia 'Playing the Victim', Thailand Tells Global Mediators
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Thailand's Foreign Minister opened the first meeting of the UNCLOS Conciliation Commission, affirming the country's commitment to negotiating maritime boundaries with Cambodia and criticizing Cambodia for playing the victim.
Cambodia 'playing the victim', Thailand tells global mediators
Presenting Bangkok's case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Cambodia sought to "vilify Thailand through false narratives, distortion of facts, and unfounded accusations ... including at international forums".
Phnom Penh pushes for peaceful settlement, with Bangkok saying proceedings concern maritime delimitation in Gulf of Thailand and do not involve sovereignty over Koh Kood island
United Nations process begins with hearing in Singapore. Thai Foreign Minister took a bold, hard line
Thailand and Cambodia face off in Singapore over 26,000 sq km of Gulf waters and a potential $300 billion energy prize. Sihasak rejects Cambodia’s 1972 claim, blasts its narrative and insists Thai sovereignty over Koh Kut is not up for debate at all.
Sihasak slams Cambodia for distorting the truth while attending key maritime hearing
By Amarin TV and Reuters – published by CNA DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow blasted Cambodia after delivering an opening statement at UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore over long-standing dispute with the neighbouring country over valuable maritime resources for continuing to distort the truth and repeatedly maligning Thailand by presenting falsehoods. […]
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