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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jintamas Saksornchai and Sopheng Cheang

Thailand and Cambodia begin UN conciliation process over disputed maritime claims

Singapore Thailand Cambodia - (Thailand Foreign Ministry)

Thailand and Cambodia ’s foreign ministers exchanged opening statements in Singapore on Tuesday at the first meeting to settle a sea border dispute under a U.N. agreement on maritime law for compulsory conciliation.

At issue is territory claimed by both that is believed to contain large, exploitable amounts of natural gas and other hydrocarbons.

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