11:00 AM, January 10, 2026
Intervention by H.E. Pen Bona, Royal Government Spokesperson
Samdech, Excellency Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning!
The Spokesperson for the Royal Government of Cambodia would like to Re-emphasize that Cambodia, as a peace-loving Country, is always committed to respecting and implementing with good faith the ceasefire and to resolving the border issues by peaceful means in accordance with the international law and the spirit of the Joint Statement dated December 27, 2025, as well as the spirit of the previous agreements.
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. Cambodia will not recognize any alteration of the boundary line resulting from the use of force.
