Unofficial Translation
Press Release

The Spokeswoman of the Ministry of National Defence of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to inform the general public as well as members of national and international media outlets as follows:

On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 10:24 a.m., the Cambodian Liaison Group (CLG) of the Kingdom of Cambodia facilitated a field visit by the ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia (AOT-KH) to observe, verify, and report on the situation along the Cambodia-Thailand border in the An Ses Border Checkpoint area, located in Choam Ksan Commune, Choam Ksan District, Preah Vihear Province.

Since the ceasefire took effect on December 27, 2025, the Thai military has continued to deploy shipping containers, lay barbed wire, dig trenches, build fortifications, destroy infrastructure, houses, and civilians' property, and illegally occupy Cambodian territory in the An Ses Border Checkpoint area. These actions have left 1,114 innocent Cambodian civilians, equal to 357 families (including 711 women and 597 children), still unable to return to their homes.

It must be emphasized that Cambodia maintains an unyielding and firm position on protecting the Cambodia–Thailand international boundary line as established by the Indochina–Siam Boundary Commission, by respecting the principles of international law, including the principle of the intangibility of inherited borders (Uti Possidetis Juris), and by respecting the Franco–Siamese conventions and treaties, maps, and the procès-verbaux of the Commission of the Abornement of the Boundary between Indo-China and Siam, as well as relevant agreements and documents that both parties have previously agreed upon. Cambodia absolutely does not recognize any border alterations resulting from the use of force.

The Royal Government and the Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia reaffirm our firm, sincere, and unwavering commitment to fully and faithfully respect and implement the Joint Statement of the Third Special Meeting of the Cambodia–Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) on December 27, 2025, the Joint Declaration on the Peace Agreement between Cambodia and Thailand on October 26, 2025, and all other relevant agreements, with a view to achieving the swift improvement of the situation and the restoration of normalcy.

The public, as well as national and international journalists, are hereby informed of the facts regarding this matter.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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ដោយបានការអនុញ្ញាតពី ឯកឧត្តម នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ ទៀ សីហា ឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ឯកឧត្តម ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ឯក រ៉ាត់ ដារ៉ារ័ត្ន រដ្ឋលេខាធិការក្រសួងការពារជាតិ បានអនុញ្ញាតឱ្យលោកវរនាវីឯក ស៊ែរហ្គេ ប៊ូខឺ (Sergei Boeke) ទីប្រឹក្សាយោធាថ្មីនៃសហភាពអឺរ៉ុបប្រចាំអាស៊ាន ចូលជួបសម្តែងការគួរសម និងបង្ហាញមុខ ដែលប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៅទីស្តីការក្រសួងការពារជាតិ។

ក្នុងឱកាសនោះ ភាគីទាំងពីរក៏បានពិភាក្សាគ្នាក្នុងការស្វែងរកលទ្ធភាពពង្រឹង និងពង្រីកកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការយោធារវាងកម្ពុជា និងសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប។

With the highest authorization of H.E. General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, H.E. Lieutenant General Rath Dararoth, Secretary of State of the Ministry of National Defence, received Captain Sergei Boeke, the newly appointed European Union’s Military Advisor (MILAD) to ASEAN, for a courtesy and introductory call held at the Ministry of National Defence.

On this occasion, both sides discussed and explored possibilities for strengthening and expanding military cooperation between Cambodia and the European Union.

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