Yellow areas are Total's concessionaires.Written by DAP NEWS --
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
A Cambodian Navy Police Chief on Tuesday said that Thai Navy soldiers gathering at Kut Island located in Trat Province, Thailand, near the overlapping marine area between the two national maritime borders were no threat to Cambodia.
“This Thai Navy station is in Thailand so it does not affect Cambodia, therefore, we do not care about this issue,” Tea Vinh told DAP News Cambodia on Tuesday. The Cambodian Navy Police Chief confirmed that the Thais had only three navy ships at Kut Island, but “the following day, they all took off.”
Kuy Koung, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, echoed similar sentiments.
“The Cambodian Government allowed the giant French petrol private company named Total to explore natural resources in Cambodian territorial waters. This does not give any bad impacts to the overlapping marine area,” he said.
The Thai activity takes place just as Total has publicly rebuked the Cambodian Government for allegedly reneging on agreed conditions.
Some data suggest that there are significant hydrocarbon reserves off the coast of Cambodia. As with many places along the shared border, Thailand has laid claim to areas with the best natural resource potential.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in July took an official trip to France where he made an agreement with Total to proceed with the initial stages of exploration.
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
A Cambodian Navy Police Chief on Tuesday said that Thai Navy soldiers gathering at Kut Island located in Trat Province, Thailand, near the overlapping marine area between the two national maritime borders were no threat to Cambodia.
“This Thai Navy station is in Thailand so it does not affect Cambodia, therefore, we do not care about this issue,” Tea Vinh told DAP News Cambodia on Tuesday. The Cambodian Navy Police Chief confirmed that the Thais had only three navy ships at Kut Island, but “the following day, they all took off.”
Kuy Koung, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, echoed similar sentiments.
“The Cambodian Government allowed the giant French petrol private company named Total to explore natural resources in Cambodian territorial waters. This does not give any bad impacts to the overlapping marine area,” he said.
The Thai activity takes place just as Total has publicly rebuked the Cambodian Government for allegedly reneging on agreed conditions.
Some data suggest that there are significant hydrocarbon reserves off the coast of Cambodia. As with many places along the shared border, Thailand has laid claim to areas with the best natural resource potential.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in July took an official trip to France where he made an agreement with Total to proceed with the initial stages of exploration.
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