The Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense of the Kingdom of Cambodia would like to inform the public and national and international media that: On October 14, 2026, at 08:45 a.m., the Coordinator Group (CLG) of the Kingdom of Cambodia coordinated the arrangement of a courtesy call and working meeting between Lieutenant General Eak Sophon, Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army and Commander of Military Region 5, and the ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia (AOT-KH), led by Rear Admiral GLENN Z. DIZON, Head of Mission of the ASEAN Observer Team (HOM AOT), in Battambang Province.
On that occasion, Lieutenant General Eak Sophon, Deputy Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army and Commander of Military Region 5, extended a warm welcome to the ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia under the chairmanship of the Philippines, which has visited the headquarters of Military Region 5 this time. The Commander also expressed great appreciation for the firm commitment and dedicated efforts of the ASEAN Observer Team to date in supporting the promotion of regional peace, stability and trust under the ASEAN mechanism. At the same time, the Commander also briefed the ASEAN Observer Team delegation on the latest developments in the situation along the Cambodia-Thailand border within the area of responsibility of Military Region 5.
In response, Rear Admiral GLENN Z. DIZON, Head of Mission of the ASEAN Observer Team (HOM AOT) of the Philippines to Cambodia, expressed gratitude to Military Region 5 for consistently coordinating and facilitating all missions to observe, verify and report along the Cambodia-Thailand border after the ceasefire entered into force, and reaffirmed the strong commitment to fulfilling this important mission of observing, verifying and reporting on the actual situation along the Cambodia-Thailand border.
Cambodia has always provided full support and strengthened the role of the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) in ensuring the implementation of the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, in order to promote transparency, mutual trust and the protection of people's lives. At the same time, Cambodia always welcomes friendly countries to send observers or participate in supporting peace efforts.
The Royal Government and the Ministry of National Defense of Cambodia remain firmly and sincerely committed, with a high sense of responsibility, to fully respecting and strictly implementing the Joint Declaration of the 3rd Special Meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) dated December 27, 2025, the Joint Statement on the Peace Agreement between Cambodia and Thailand dated October 26, 2025, and other relevant agreements, in order to move toward a swift improvement and a return to lasting normalcy, peace and stability.By: Sophork
