Cambodia: Cambodia will host the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Border Commission (JBC) Meeting on June 14 in Phnom Penh, confirmed H.E. Chum Sounry, Secretary of State and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, this morning.
According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, H.E. Chum Sounry recalled that at a bilateral meeting in Tokyo on May 30, 2025, the Foreign Ministers of both countries agreed to uphold the spirit of the Memorandum of Understanding between Cambodia and Thailand on the Survey and Demarcation of Land Boundary (MoU 2000). They decided to utilize all existing mechanisms, especially the JBC mechanism, to meet as soon as possible to resolve border issues, focusing on areas where a recent incident occurred.
In this spirit, Cambodia has agreed to host the upcoming JBC meeting and has formally informed the Thai side of this arrangement. H.E. Chum Sounry further reaffirmed Cambodia's determination to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, while also emphasizing its commitment to transforming border areas with neighboring countries into zones of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development for the benefit of the respective countries and peoples.
Cambodia is committed to resolving border issues peacefully through technical mechanisms and in accordance with international law, the spokesperson stressed.