Cambodia Opts for UNCLOS to Resolve Maritime Border Dispute with Thailand
Cambodia has adopted the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) dispute resolution mechanism to settle its maritime border dispute with Thailand, following Thailand's unilateral termination of the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The first meeting of the UNCLOS Conciliation Commission convened in Singapore on September 14th, after the bilateral negotiation framework collapsed.
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