Phnom Penh: Royal Government Spokesperson Pen Bona reiterated that the Royal Government still has a position to resolve border issues peacefully through diplomatic negotiations and based on Cambodia’s international law.
In a statement on the Cambodia-Thailand border situation on July 9, 2026, Pen Bona stated that as a country that has navigated through the devastation of nearly three decades of war and has struggled to find peace through win-win politics, the Royal Government of Cambodia has always taken a firm stance in resolving border issues with Thailand as well as neighboring countries peacefully and avoiding the use of weapons through diplomatic negotiations using existing bilateral mechanisms based on treaties, conventions, and international law.
He said that, in fact, considering the second ceasefire Since December 27, 2025, the Cambodian JBC has sent nine diplomatic notes to the Thai side to request a special meeting of the Cambodian-Thai JBC and to request the dispatch of Joint Survey Teams (JSTs) to continue to carry out practical work on the ground, continuing the work that both sides have carried out in the past.
The Royal Government Spokesperson reiterated that Cambodia firmly stands by protecting the Cambodian-Thai international border line left by the Indochina-Siamese Border Commission, respecting the principles of international law, the principle of invariable border lines, respecting the French-Siamese Convention, the Indochina-Siamese Treaty, the map and the demarcation record of the Indochina-Siamese Border Demarcation Commission.
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