05/05/2026
ααΌαααααα’αΌααααα½αααΆαα·ααΆααΈαααααΆααα
αααααααααΆααααααΆαα·ααΆαααααα»ααΆααΆααααααα
ααΉαααααΎααααΆααααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααααα
αΆααααααα ααΊαα½αααααΎαα’αΆα
α α
ααΆ (Compulsory Conciliation) ααααααα·ααα
αααααα’αα»αααααΆα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα· ααααΈααΈααΈαα·ααα»ααα (UNCLOS) ααΎααααΈααααααααααααααααΆααααααααα·αα·ααΈ ααα’ααααΎααΌαααααΆαα
αααΆαα αααα»αααΆααααααααΆααααααααΆαααΆααααααα»ααααααα½αααααΆαααΆαααααα»ααΆαα·ααα αααααΆααααΈααΆααΈααααΆααααααΆαααΆααααΌαααΆα αααααα
αααααα½ααααα―αααααΆααΈα
ααααΈα’αα»ααααααααααΆαααααααααααΆαααΆαααααα»ααΆ-αα ααΊα α
ααΆααααΆ MOU 2001 (α¬αααααΆααΈααα α
ααΆ MOU44) α
ααΆα25ααααΆααααααααααα α’αα»ααααααααααΆαααααααααααΆαααΆαααααα»ααΆ-αα MOU2001 ααΆαααΎααα½ααΆααΈαααΆαααααΆαα αααααΆαααααααααααααααΆααΈαααα½αααααααααΆαα―αααΆαααααΆ αααααΆααααΆααΈααΆααααΈααααα»αααΆααααααααΆααααααααΆαααΆααααααα»ααααααα½αααααΆ α αΎαααΆαα
αΌαααΆααααΆαααα’αα»ααααααααααΆαααααααααααΆααα αααααΆααα’ααααΎαα’αααΈααααΆαααΈαααα·α
αα
αα ααααα·ααααα·ααΆα αα·ααα»α
αααααααα
αα·ααα
ααα
ααΆααΆααααααααΆα αααααΆααΈααααΆααααααα
αααααα½αααΆα―αααααΆααΈα
ααααΈα’αα»ααααααααααΆαααααααααααΆαα½αααα α αΎααααααΆααααααα»ααΆααΎαααααααααααααααααΆααα
αααααααααΆαααααααΆααΈ ααααααααα
ααΉαααΆαα’αα»ααααααααααΆαααααααααααΆαα½ααααα ααΆααααααα½α αααα―αααααΆααΈα
ααααΈα’αα»ααααααααααΆαααααααααααΆααα ααΊααΆααΆαααααααα
αααα·α
αα
ααααααααααααααααΆααΈαααα½αααα ααααααααΎαα’ααααΆααααααααααααααααΆααΈαααα½αααα αααααΆααΈααΆααααΈαααΆαααΉαααα’αα αα·αααααΎααααΆααααΆα α’ααααααααααααααααααααα
αααα»αααααΈααα αααα»αααΆαααΆααααααααααα αα·ααααααΆααααααΆααα
αααΆααα’ααααααΆαα· ααααΌα
ααΆααΆααααααααΆααααααααααααααα·αα·ααΈ ααααα»ααΆαα»αααΆααααααΎαα’αααΈαααα
ααΈααΉαααα’αααα
ααΎα
αααΆααα’ααααααΆαα· αα·αα’αα»αααααΆα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα· ααααΈααΈααΈαα·ααα»ααα ααΆαα·αααααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααααα
αΆααααααα (Compulsory Conciliation) ααααααααΎαα‘αΎααααααα’αα»αααααΆαα½αααααααααα
ααααααααα»αα±ααΆαααα αααα»αααα
αααααααΆααααααα·α
αααααΆ ααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααααα
αΆααααααα (Compulsory Conciliation) ααΊααααΌαααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎααααα’αα»αααααΆα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·ααααΈααΈααΈαα·ααα»ααα (UNCLOS) ααΎααααΈαα½ααα
αααααααααΆααΈ ααΎααααΈαααααααΆααααααααααααααα·αα·ααΈ αα·ααααααα
ααΆαα
αααΆααα’ααααααΆαα·α ααΆααααααα
α
α·αααααααααααα»ααΆ ααΊαααα»ααααα
αΆααα’ααααΎαα’αααΈααα
ααααΈαααααΉαααααααααααααααααααΎα αααααααααααΎαααΆααααΈαα’αΆα
αααααα
ααΆαααΌααααααααααΆααα½α ααααα»αααα·ααααααααΌαα’ααααα α αΎααααααα
ααΆαα
αααΆααα’ααααααΆαα· αααααΉαα’αα»ααααΆαα’αααααααΆααααΎαααααα
ααΆαα½αααααΆαααααααα·ααΆα αααααααΆα αα·αααα
ααααΈαα»αα
Dear Compatriots,
Today, the Royal Government of Cambodia has decided to pursue the mechanism of Compulsory Conciliation under United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in order to find a peaceful resolution based on international law for maritime overlapping claim area between Cambodia and Thailand, after Thailand has officially declared the unilateral withdrawal from the Memorandum of Understanding between Cambodia and Thailand, also known as the MOU 2001 (Thai reference as MOU44).
For more than 25 years, this Memorandum of Understanding has played a crucial role as a mutually agreed bilateral framework for both sides to address overlapping maritime claims. The entry into force of this Memorandum of Understanding reflects the spirit of cooperation and mutual goodwill.
It is regretful that Thailand has decided to unilaterally withdraw from this Memorandum of Understanding. For Cambodia, we have always given priority to bilateral mechanisms in line with this Memorandum of Understanding for dealing with our overlapping maritime area. This unilateral withdrawal from this Memorandum of Understanding would reject the only bilateral agreement, which constitutes the only bilateral framework that both parties have relied upon for more than two decades.
In this case, as a state that firmly respects and adheres to international law and the peaceful settlement of disputes, Cambodia would be left with no choice but to rely upon international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), particularly the mechanism of Compulsory Conciliation under this Convention.
Taking this opportunity, I would like to clarify that this mechanism of Compulsory Conciliation is established by the UNCLOS to assist state parties in resolving disputes peacefully in accordance with international law. Therefore, Cambodiaβs decision reflects our sincere hope that both countries can reach a just and lasting solution in line with international law, allowing our peoples to live together in peace, stability, and harmony.
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