Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence confirmed on December 26 that secretariat-level talks of the Cambodia–Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) continued at 10 a.m. that morning at a border crossing between Cambodia’s Pailin province and Thailand’s Chanthaburi province. The talks had entered their third day.
The consultations were described as final-stage preparations for the third special GBC meeting scheduled for December 27. Discussions focused on promoting an end to hostilities, easing tensions and restoring normal order in border areas, aiming to lay the groundwork for the subsequent high-level meeting.
The working-level talks were taking place while the border situation remained tense. In a briefing that morning, Cambodia’s defence ministry said Thai forces had shelled toward Poipet city, injuring civilians. The report described this as illustrating the complex situation of “fighting while talking”. At the time, neither side had announced specific results from the secretariat-level meeting.
Compiled reporting by this station
