Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn said Cambodia firmly defended the internationally recognised Cambodia–Thailand boundary left by the Indochina–Siam Boundary Commission. He said Cambodia respected international law, the principle of the inviolability of boundaries, the Franco-Siamese conventions and treaties, maps and boundary-marker records of the Indochina–Siam demarcation commission, and the agreements and related documents previously accepted by both sides.
The deputy prime minister said about 4,000 displaced families still could not return to their homes because Thai troops continued to occupy some civilian areas in Cambodia and prevented Cambodians from entering their villages by laying barbed wire and placing shipping containers. He said these actions posed risks to the ceasefire between the two countries. He made the remarks in a recent exclusive interview with Reuters.
Prak Sokhonn added: “The situation remains calm, but there are also some risks. We therefore hope Thailand will commit to fully implementing the ceasefire and stop its hostile actions.”
According to an earlier statement by Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Thai forces conducted large-scale operations from December 7 to 27, 2025, launching premeditated and systematic military offensives against multiple locations along the internationally recognised boundary. The statement said they advanced into, occupied, stationed forces in and exercised actual control over areas clearly within Cambodian territory. It listed Prey Chan village, Chok Chey village and Boeung Trakuon in Banteay Meanchey; Phluk Damrei and the Thma Da international border crossing in Pursat; An Ses, Ta Thav and Phnom Troap in Preah Vihear; and O’Smach, Prasat Khna, Ta Krabey temple, Ta Muen Thom temple, Chob Angkun and Chok Kruos in Oddar Meanchey, among other areas.
By: Pai Sokhim
