PHNOM PENH,
Dec. 29 (PRU) – Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Dr. Sok An, Minister in
Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, said in the meeting that
Cambodia and Thai will start a new phase of negotiation concerning the OCA, a
move is welcomed by Thai Minister of Energy, His Excellency Pichai Naripthaphan
who led a 10-member-delegation including representatives of PTT energy
and gas company and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).
His
Excellency Dr. Sok An, who is also the Chairman of Cambodian National Petroleum
Authority (CNPA), said “now we are trying to push our project on how to extract
our black gold for the development of the two countries.”
His
Excellency Energy Minister Pichai Naripthaphan assured His Excellency Dr. Sok
An that “Thailand will treat Cambodia equally and we work as partner in a long
term”.
“We are able
to cooperate many things we are trying to solve problems of our OCA and we will
look to do business with Cambodia,” His Excellency Energy Minister Pichai
Naripthaphan said in the meeting.
Thai
Minister of Energy, His Excellency Pichai Naripthaphan, assured Cambodia that “sooner
or later we, both countries, will find a solution”.
“I am very
sure that we can work out and to bring oil and gas for the benefit of our two countries,”
said Thai Minister of Energy.
In a wrap up
of the meeting both sides would like to see this OCA will benefit the two
people and countries and agreed that this process will need more time.
Thai
Minister of Energy, His Excellency Pichai Naripthaphan, said that Thailand
would provide training for Cambodian officials in the fields of oil and gas so
as to help Cambodia to handle such industry.
His
Excellency Dr. Sok An, in response, said that Cambodia will send a certain
number of trainees to Thailand in the future.
Both sides
also hailed the two projects of coal power plants in Koh Kong province for
mutual benefit of the two countries as part of the electricity production will
export to Thailand’s provinces which borders with Koh Kong.
Cambodia’s
Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, His Excellency Suy Sem, and officials
of Cambodian National Petroleum Authority (CNPA) were also present in the
meeting.
