PPRP ready to submit an open letter on Koh Kood issue, saying the MOU risks losing territory

PPRP" insists on protecting Koh Kood, slams MOU for risking land loss, repeating the Preah Vihear temple incident, preparing to submit an open letter to the Prime Minister Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala, Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Palang Pracharath Party and former Minister of Finance, and ML Korkasiwat Kasemsri, executive committee member of the party, held a press conference regarding the call to cancel the 2001 MOU. Thirachai said that Gen. Prawit Wongsuwan, leader of the Palang Pracharath Party, ordered MPs and party personnel to drive to protect the sovereignty of the nation to the fullest extent because we must protect and take care of the natural resources that are the property of the Thai people. The Palang Pracharath Party cannot be a source of reliance on the people in this matter. On the other hand, ML. Korkasiwat said that in 1973, there was a Royal Command of His Majesty King Rama IX, which concluded that in order to exercise sovereign rights in exploring and exploiting the natural resources of the Gulf of Thailand, the continental shelf area was determined according to maps and geographic coordinates, adhering to the basis of rights according to international legal principles, according to the Geneva Convention on the Continental Shelf of 1958, which is widely accepted. At the end of the Royal Command, it was also stated that for rights that are contiguous to neighboring countries, the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1958 should be adhered to. ML Korkasiwat said that Cambodia's drawing of a maritime border over the internal waters of Trat Province, crossing Koh Kood and going through the middle of the Gulf of Thailand, which violates the Geneva Convention of 1958, the said line is in conflict with the map attached to the royal decree announced by the MOU of 2001, which certified Cambodia's incorrect drawing of the maritime border. Is this an action in conflict with the royal decree? Because at the end of the royal decree, it clearly states that the territory is adjacent to a ne ighboring country, so the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1958 should be adhered to. Therefore, when official documents conflict, there is a risk that foreign countries will cite them and may cause us to lose like the Preah Vihear case. This is the reason why we should cancel the MOU 2001, which is the authority of the Cabinet. Therefore, it is necessary to submit it to the Prime Minister to take action because it is a dangerous matter. On October 30, 2024 at 9:00 a.m., the Palang Pracharath Party team will hold a press conference on this matter at the Parliament building and submit an open letter to Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister. -315 - Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency