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Thailand, Cambodia Appoint Conciliators for $300B Gas Dispute

6/17/2026

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Thailand and Cambodia named conciliators after ending 2001 agreement, with Thailand selecting jurist Rüdiger Wolfrum, expert Albert Hoffman, Cambodia selecting agent Prak Sokhonn, diplomat Peter Taksoe-Jensen and academic Jean-Marc Thouvenin.
The disputed Overlapping Claims Area of about 26,000 sq km holds nearly 12 trillion cf of gas and oil worth roughly US$300 billion.
Relations stay tense after two 2025 border clashes that killed 150 people and displaced 300,000, though a December ceasefire holds.

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Thailand and Cambodia named conciliators after ending 2001 agreement, with Thailand selecting jurist Rüdiger Wolfrum, expert Albert Hoffman, Cambodia selecting agent Prak Sokhonn, diplomat Peter Taksoe-Jensen and academic Jean-Marc Thouvenin.
The disputed Overlapping Claims Area of about 26,000 sq km holds nearly 12 trillion cf of gas and oil worth roughly US$300 billion.
Relations stay tense after two 2025 border clashes that killed 150 people and displaced 300,000, though a December ceasefire holds.