Oil dispute flares up

ថ្ងៃទី ៣១ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១១
ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
ថាមពល / ឧស្សាហកម្មនិស្សារណកម្ម / គោលនយោបាយនិងការគ្រប់គ្រងឧស្សាហកម្មនិស្សរណកម្ម / ការរុករក និងទាញយកប្រេង និង ឧស្ម័នពីក្រោមបាតសមុទ្រ / ធនធានប្រេង និងឧស្ម័ន
Abhisit Vejjajiva / ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា / អាជ្ញាធរប្រេងកាតជាតិកម្ពុជា / Christopher Larkin / អបជក / ឧស្ម័ន / Institute of Southeast Asian Studies’ ASEAN Studies Centre / អនុស្សរណៈនៃការយោគយល់ / អនុស្សរណៈនៃការយោគយល់ / OCA / oil / Overlapping Claims Area / Pavin Chachavalpongpun / Pravit Wongsuwan / នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែន / Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra / សុខ អាន / Suthep Thaugsuban / ប្រទេសថៃ / ថាក់ស៊ីន ស៊ីណាវ៉ាត្រា

Secret meetings between high-ranking Thai and Cambodian officials to solve the demarcation of disputed offshore petroleum resources took place during the administration of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Cambodian National Petroleum Authority revealed yesterday. In a statement some commentators described as “coordinated attack” by the current Cambodian and Thai governments against political opponents, it also claimed there have been no such discussions since the election of Puea Thai in July. The two countries first signed a memorandum of understanding on joint management of the Overlapping Claims Area in 2001, with a joint working group discussing further details from 2001 to 2007. The MoU for managing the OCA, which is thought to hold significant oil and gas reserves, was put on hold by the Thai government in November 2009.

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