08/13/2025
THAI PARAMILITARY FORCES INSTALL BARBED WIRES IN CAMBODIAN TERRITORY OF BANTEAY MEANCHEY PROVINCE---A BLATANT VIOLATION TO THE CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT AND GBC MEETING
Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defense confirms that on August 12-13, 2025, armed Thai paramilitary forces and Thai border guards conducted an inspection operation in front of Chork Chey checkpoint and install barbed wires and tires in Chork Chey village, Obeichoan commune, Ochrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, along the first route of the 5th Military Region.
Cambodia firmly calls on the Thai side to immediately and unconditionally cease all activities that violate both the ceasefire and the spirit of consensus reached at the Extraordinary Meeting of the General Boundary Commission (GBC).
In particular, points 2 and 4 of the agreement clearly stipulate that both sides shall maintain their existing positions after the ceasefire came into effect at 24:00 on July 28, 2025, and that neither side shall move troops, including for patrols, into the other party’s sovereign territory.