Thailand says it will appoint conciliators for a UN-backed mediation process with Cambodia, its foreign minister announces, according to reporting from The Hindu and Channel NewsAsia. The move follows Cambodia’s statement that it has initiated a compulsory conciliation process under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Under the UNCLOS framework, compulsory conciliation allows parties to submit disputes to a conciliation process supported by the UN. The Thai foreign minister’s comments indicate Thailand is preparing to participate in the UN-linked mechanism by naming the conciliators. The reporting focuses on the procedural steps taken by both countries: Cambodia has already launched the compulsory conciliation process, while Thailand is moving to appoint conciliators for the mediation. The details of the dispute, the timeline, and the specific terms of the conciliation process are not provided in the excerpts, but both sources identify the same central development—Thailand’s planned participation in a UN-backed mediation linked to UNCLOS and Cambodia’s corresponding initiation of the process.