Thai diplomat elected to UN maritime law tribunal

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Thai diplomat elected to UN maritime law tribunal

By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter

 

  

Kriangsak Kittichaisaree. Photo: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs / Facebook

 

NEW YORK — Thailand’s ambassador to Russia was elected Wednesday to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea.

 

Signatories to the UN maritime convention elected Kriangsak Kittichaisaree to be the first Thai representative in the United Nations judicial system after securing a place on the tribunal, which adjudicates cases involving international maritime law.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/international/2017/06/15/thai-diplomat-elected-un-maritime-law-tribunal/

 

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[NanLaew]

I would have much preferred a Vietnamese or Philippines bureaucrat to have got that job.

 

Now he will be able to bang on about Thailand's new submarines, clean waters and ethical fishing industry.

[saakura]

Well done, congratulations. Another feather in the cap for Thailand.

[Lupatria]

At least finally the UN has an expert with profound knowledge about slave labor on Thai fishing boats. 

[Usernames]

I wonder what his position will be regarding Chinese claims to South China Sea, seeing as how Thailand is in hock to China for subs, APCs, trains, etc?

[NanLaew]

23 hours ago, Usernames said:

I wonder what his position will be regarding Chinese claims to South China Sea, seeing as how Thailand is in hock to China for subs, APCs, trains, etc?

Since it's about the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, I share your wonder about which way he'll swing but I reckon he will be sitting firmly on that well known maritime feature called the fence.