Phnom Penh: Government Spokesperson Pen Bona reiterated that Cambodia respects and strictly implements the ceasefire and the full content of the joint declaration of December 27, 2025.
In a statement on the Cambodia-Thailand border situation on July 20 2026, Mr. Pen Bona said that as a peace-loving country and respecting international law, Cambodia respects and strictly implements the ceasefire and the full content of the Joint Declaration of December 27, 2025 and the Joint Statement on Peace in Kuala Lumpur dated October 26, 2025, as well as other existing agreements between the two countries.
He said, “Cambodia firmly stands in protecting the Cambodia-Thailand international border line left by the Indochina-Siamese Border Commission, respecting the principles of international law, the principle of the unchangeable border line (Uti Possidetis Juris), respecting the Convention, the French-Siamese Treaty, the map and demarcation record of the Indochina-Siamese Border Demarcation Commission, as well as relevant agreements and documents that the two sides have agreed on in the past.”
The spokesperson stated that Cambodia absolutely does not recognize any change in the border line resulting from the use of force. In this spirit, the Royal Government of Cambodia protests against all violations of Cambodian sovereignty by Thai forces.
Pen Bona added that this protest is to clarify that the barbed wire, container trucks, and other tangible land activities in the area that the Thai side has been illegally occupying are not the border line between the two countries, because Cambodia and Thailand already have a clear international border line that neither side can change.
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