04/11/2025
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แปแแ แแแแแแแถแแแถแแแถแแแแแแแแแแแแแธแแแแแปแแถ แแทแแแถแแแแแแแแแแแแแธแแ แแแแแแแถแแแฝแแแแแ
แแแแแ แแถแแแแแแแแแแแแแธแแแถแกแแแแธ แแแแแถแแแแแถแแขแถแแแถแ แแทแแแแแแถแแถแแทแแแธแแแแแทแแถแแแแแแขแถแแแแทแ แแผแแถแแ แแแแถแแ
แแพแแแทแแทแแแแแพแแแถ แแถแแแถแแแธแแ
แแแแพแแแฝแแฒแแแแแแแแแแถแแแแถแแแแธแแถแแแแแแปแ JBC.RBC แแ แผแแแแแแถแแแแขแถแแปแแแปแแแแแแแแแ แถแแแแแผแแ
แแแแธแแแแแแแแแแแ แแแแแถแแแถแแแแแฝแแแทแแทแแแแแแแแแแแแถแแแแแแแแแแปแแแแแแแแแถแแขแถแแแถแ (AOT) แ แแแแแถแแแแพแแแแแแแแ
แแแแถแแแแแ
แแ แฌแแแแแแขแแทแแแถแแแแถแแแแแแแแแถแแแแธแ แแแแแพแแแแแผแแ
แผแแแฝแแขแแขแแแถแแแ
แแถแแฝแแแนแแแถแแแแแแแแแถแแแธแแแถแ แแแแปแแแถแแแถแแ
แถแแแถแ
แแแแแแถแแแผแแแแแแถแแแแแแแปแแถแแปแแแแแ
แแแกแแแฟแแแพแแ
แแแแแแแแแแแแแแแปแแถแแแกแพแแแทแ แแแแแแแฝแแแแแ
แปแแแแแแแแแ แแแแถแแแแนแแแถแแแแแฝแแ
แแแฝแแแถแแแแแฟแแแพแแ
แแแแแแแแแแแกแพแแแทแแแแแแแแทแแถแแแแถแแ
แแแพแ แแแแแแแ แแแแแแถแแแถแแแแแถแแแแแแแแถแแแแแแแถแแแแแแแแ แแถแแแแแถแแแปแแแ
แแแแแแแแ
แแถแแแแแแแแถแแแแนแแแถแแแแแถแแแแถแแแแถแแแแแแแแแแแแแธแแแแแแทแแถแแแฟแแแพแแ
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แแแพแแแแแแแ แแแแแฒแแแแถแแแถแแแแแ
แแแกแแแแแปแแ
แแแแแแแแแถแแแแแแแปแแถ แฌแแแแแถแแแแแแถ แแถแแธแแแแแปแแถแแถแขแแแแแ
แแปแแแถแแธแแแฒแแแแพแแ
แแแแกแพแแแทแแ แแแแปแแแทแแแถแแทแแ
แแแฒแแแแแแแถแแแแแแแปแแถแแแฝแแแถแแแแแแแแถแแฝแแแถแแแแแ
แแแกแแแแแแแ แแแแแถแแแแแแแถแแแแแแบ
แแถแแฟแแแแแแแแแแแขแถแ
แแแแผแแแถแแแแแแแแถแแแแแแแถแแแแถแแแแแแแแแแแถแแแแแถแแแปแ แแแแแถแแแพแแ
แแแแแแแแแแแแแแถแแแถแแแแแถแแแแแแแแถแแแแแแแแแแแแแแ
แแแแแถแแแแแแแถแแแแแแแปแแถ แแแแปแแแผแแแแแแถแแแกแพแแแทแแแถ แแถแแแแธแแแแทแแ
แแแแแแแถแแแแแแแแแแถแฏแแแแแถแแธแแ แแแแแปแแถแแทแแแแแแถแแแ
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แแแขแถแ
แแแแแแทแแกแ แ แแแแถแ แฌแฅแ แ แแแแถแแแแแแแแถแแฟแแแแแแแ แแแแแแแผแแแแแแแทแแแแแปแแแแแแแแแแ แแถแแแทแแแแแแแแแแแแแทแแแแแพแฒแแแแแแแปแแถแแแแถแแแแแแแ แแแแแแปแแแ
แแทแ
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แผแแแแแแแฝแแแแแทแแแ แแแแแแแแบแแถแฑแแถแแแแแปแแแแทแแแแแแแแแปแแแแแปแแฒแแแแพแแกแพแแ
แแแแปแแแถแแแทแแถแแแแแถแแแแแแแทแแผแแทแแแแแแแแทแแแแแแแถ แแแแทแแ
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แแแถแแแแแแถแแแขแถแแแถแ แแทแแขแถแแแธแแแแแแ แฏแแถแแ
แ แถแแแแขแถแแแถแ แแแแผแแแแแขแถแแแถแ แแทแแ แถแแแแขแถแแแธ?
แแแแแนแแแถแแถแแแแแแนแแแถแแแ
แแแแแแแถแแแแถแแแ แแทแแแแแแถแแแแแแถ แแแแแปแแถแแทแแแ
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แแแแแแแแแแแแทแแแ แแทแแแแแแนแแแถแแแแแถแแแแแแแปแแถแแทแแแแแ
แแแกแแแถ แแแแถแแแแนแแแถแแแแแแปแแถแแแแพแแแแแ
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Since the signing of the Joint Statement between Cambodia and Thailand by the Prime Ministers of both countries, facilitated by the Malaysian Prime Minister in his capacity as ASEAN Chair and U.S. President Donald Trump as the Peace Envoy, we have observed notable progress. This includes the convening of the JBC and RBC meetings, as well as the initial withdrawal of heavy weaponry from the disputed area, under the supervision and verification of the ASEAN Observers Team (AOT). This marks a step toward ending or easing tensions between the two countries, a development we should all celebrate.
However, while expressing my appreciation, I find it necessary to inform the Cambodian people not to misunderstand the reopening of the Cambodia-Thailand border checkpoints. In recent times, some Thai leaders have repeatedly raised the topic of reopening the border, possibly turning it into a campaign issue for upcoming elections in Thailand.
The repeated remarks by Thai leadership, including the Prime Minister, regarding the reopening of border checkpoints have caused confusion among the Cambodian and Thai public, leading some to believe that Cambodia has requested Thailand to reopen the border.
I do not want the Cambodian people to go to bed with this misleading information. For the Thai public, it is an internal matter that may be exploited for election purposes, with the reopening of the border potentially being used as an election campaign topic.
To the Cambodian people, I wish to reiterate: ever since Thailand unilaterally closed the border, Cambodia has never asked Thailand to reopen it. If Thailand wants to keep it closed for another 100 or even 500 years, that is entirely their decision. After all, the key is in Thailandโs hands.
This closure has not led to Cambodia's downfall; on the contrary, it has created opportunities. It has prompted an increase in domestic goods, replacing Thai products, thereby stimulating local production growth.
I have conveyed to our international friends and counterparts that Thailand's closure of the border with Cambodia is not merely a severance of bilateral ties but a disruption to ASEAN and Asia as a whole. What becomes of the ASEAN highway, the ASEAN railway, and the Asia highway?
It is my hope that this message reaches Thai leadership and the Thai public, and makes it clear that Cambodia is not pleading for the reopening of border checkpoints. Likewise, I hope the Cambodian people will not be misled into thinking that their government is lowering itself to request Thailandโs cooperation on reopening the border.
