Overview
- Thailand's Cabinet, which voted Tuesday to cancel the 2001 MOU on overlapping claims, says the step takes effect only after a formal notice to Cambodia.
- Cambodia expressed regret and said it will seek compulsory conciliation under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
- Prime Minister Anutin said the pact produced no progress in 25 years and that future talks will follow UN sea-law procedures.
- Bangkok described the change as a shift in framework rather than a break in talks, with officials saying discussions will continue under UN mechanisms.
- Signed to enable joint oil and gas development while delimiting the boundary, the MOU stalled after five rounds of talks, and the shift comes after 2025 border clashes that killed people and displaced hundreds of thousands under a fragile ceasefire.