MGR Online — Pen Bona, spokesperson for the Cambodian government, said today (29) that Cambodia has sent requests to Thailand on nine separate occasions asking for a Joint Border Committee (JBC) meeting to be convened since the second ceasefire in December 2025, but has yet to receive a positive response from the Thai side.
Pen Bona added that Cambodia has also asked Thailand to dispatch a joint survey team to resume field surveys along the border, but those requests have likewise gone unanswered.
He emphasized that Cambodia remains committed to resolving the border dispute peacefully, in accordance with international law and bilateral mechanisms, including the conventions, treaties, and agreements that fall under the JBC's authority.
Cambodian media reported that on 28 July, Cambodian officials briefed the Philippines-led ASEAN observer mission on progress regarding border demarcation and the installation of boundary markers, and that the Secretariat for Border Affairs explained the survey history and answered questions from the observers.
Pen Bona stated that joint survey work and the temporary installation of boundary markers had been suspended since the special session of the Joint Border Committee held in Chanthaburi province in October 2025, and identified the affected areas as Chok Chey village, Prey Chan village, and the zone between boundary markers 52 and 59.
The Secretariat for Border Affairs also reiterated its demand for Thailand to send a survey team and resume boundary marker installation, and called on both sides to convene JBC meetings and hold the related technical discussions.
Cambodian officials said that agreements reached in October and December 2025 require both parties to accelerate demarcation work in order to promote lasting peace and allow displaced civilians to return home safely.
