Cambodia calls for talks with Thailand on disputed oil and gas zone

Phnom Penh – Cambodia called Tuesday for the newly elected Thai government to resume talks on resolving claims to a 27,000 square-kilometre stretch of seabed considered rich in oil and gas.

The Cambodian National Petroleum Authority, a government body, said it had “a firm commitment to finding an equitable and transparent resolution to the overlapping claims area.”

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