Press Briefing: Update on the Development of the Situation between Cambodia and Thailand
11:00 AM, February 12, 2026
Samdech, Royal Highness, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning!
Cambodia, trough the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has strongly protested against further unlawful activities undertaken by Thai armed forces in occupied areas of Banteay Meanchey Province of Cambodia. The protest follows reports from local authorities that additional civilian infrastructure and administrative buildings have been demolished at the Boeung Trakoun area, situated between Boundary Pillars No. 33 and 36, in Thmar Puok District. In the area of Chouk Chey Village, O Bei Chorn Commune, O Chrov District, located between Boundary Pillars No. 46 and 47, a ditch and a road have been constructed, and a pond has been filled in.
These actions, which have altered the geographical terrain of the area, constitute a clear attempt to legitimize the unlawful occupation of Cambodian territory. They contravene the United Nations Charter, the ASEAN Charter, and Item I of the Joint Statement of the 3rd Special General Border Committee Meeting of 27 December 2025 on de-escalation measures, as well as the Agreed Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission of 22 October 2025.
The Royal Government of Cambodia reaffirms its consistent and unwavering commitment to the peaceful and amicable settlement of all boundary disputes with Thailand, as with all its neighbours, in accordance with international law, while remaining firm in its principled position that borders must not be changed by force.
The Spokesperson for the Royal Government of Cambodia would like to re-emphasize that Cambodia maintains a firm position in safeguarding the Cambodia-Thailand international boundary as inherited from the Commission of Delimitation of the Boundary between Indo-China and Siam, in full respect of international law principles, the principle of intangibility of frontiers (Uti Possidetis Juris), the Franco-Siamese conventions and treaties, the maps, and the procès-verbaux of the Commission of the Abornement of the Boundary between Indo-China and Siam, as well as all relevant agreements and documents mutually agreed upon by both parties.
