Phnom Penh: Government Spokesperson Pen Bona said that the Cambodian government continues to demand that Thailand immediately stop all illegal activities at some locations on Cambodian territory that have been illegally occupied.
In a statement on the Cambodia-Thailand border situation on June 25, 2026, Pen Bona said that a Thai land surveying team, including approximately 25 Thai citizens and accompanied by 9 vehicles, surveyed land and erected boundary markers between June 18 and 22, 2026 in the area of Sok Sang Village, O Bei Chon Commune, O Chrov District, Banteay Meanchey Province, along the border line between markers 46 and 47.
He said these actions clearly violated Article 5 of the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU-2000) between the two countries on the Measurement and Delimitation of the Land Boundary and were contrary to the 2003 Technical Procedures as well as the minutes of the special meeting of the Joint Land Boundary Commission (JBC) dated 22 October 2025 in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand.
The spokesperson added that these actions also violate the de-escalation measures of the Joint Declaration of the 3rd Special Meeting of the General Boundary Committee (GBC) dated December 27, 2025, in which both sides agreed to entrust the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) with the task of continuing the work of measuring and demarcating the border as soon as possible, in accordance with the agreement between the two countries.
He stated that “the Royal Government of Cambodia demands that Thailand immediately cease all illegal and unilateral actions and must ease tensions and enhance mutual trust, as well as maintain peace and good neighborliness along the border between the two countries.”
According to the spokesperson, Cambodia is unwaveringly committed to resolving the border dispute with Thailand. As with all neighboring countries, through peaceful means, in accordance with international law and existing bilateral agreements, adhering to the principled position that border lines shall not be changed by force.
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