AKP Phnom Penh, March 04, 2026 —

The Ministry of National Defence of the Kingdom of Cambodia on Wednesday facilitated a visit by foreign military attachés from 12 countries to a camp housing Cambodian displaced persons in Thmar Puok district, Banteay Meanchey province, following inspections of border areas earlier the same day.

According to H.E. Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of National Defence, the visit took place at 2:41 p.m. after the delegation had toured Prey Chan village and the Boeng Trakuon Pass area. The delegation visited displaced Cambodian families currently sheltering at Kandaol Pagoda, where 1,632 families—approximately 5,000 people—remain unable to return to their homes.

The displacement is attributed to the illegal occupation of certain Cambodian territories, the installation of barbed wire and shipping containers by the Thai military, and the destruction of numerous local homes.

During the visit, the Ministry of National Defence reaffirmed Cambodia’s strict adherence to the ceasefire and to all provisions of the Joint Statement dated Dec. 27, 2025, as well as previous bilateral agreements. In line with its commitment to peace and respect for international law, Cambodia reiterated its firm position on safeguarding the Cambodia-Thailand international border as established by the Indochina-Siam Boundary Commission.

The Ministry emphasised that Cambodia continues to uphold international legal principles, including the intangibility of inherited borders (uti possidetis juris), and to respect the Franco-Siamese conventions and treaties, relevant maps, and procès-verbaux, as well as all agreements mutually accepted by both sides. Cambodia stressed that it does not recognise any alteration of borders resulting from the use of force.

Following visits to several locations, the foreign military attachés expressed their hope that peace, stability, and normalcy between Cambodia and Thailand would be fully restored in the near future, allowing displaced persons to return safely to their homes and resume their normal lives.

By C. Nika