Samdech Thipadei, Prime Minister, confirmed that three days ago, the deputy of the US ambassador had urgently met with Samdech and informed him that the US Secretary of State had already held discussions with the Thai side, requesting Thailand to cease activities that could heighten tensions or show the encroachment on Cambodian territory. The US side also proposed implementing the KL Accord through surveying based on existing treaties, conventions and agreements, as well as using the JBC mechanism as the key mechanism.
Samdech Thipadei confirmed that Cambodia has never taken any escalatory actions and has consistently upheld patience. During the meeting, Samdech Thipadei also requested the United States, which helped facilitate the KL Accord, to continue helping promote surveying through the JBC mechanism so that the border issue can be resolved peacefully and in accordance with existing agreements.
Samdech Thipadei stressed that the agreement reached in December has not been abandoned, and Cambodia will continue to use diplomatic and legal avenues. Cambodia will first continue to resolve the issue through bilateral mechanisms, including the use of the JBC mechanism, and if the bilateral mechanism cannot succeed, Cambodia will resort to relevant legal avenues and UNCLOS mechanisms to seek a solution.
