Press Briefing – Update on the implementation of the immediate and unconditional ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand
Press Briefing – Update on the implementation of the immediate and unconditional ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand
Keynote Address by H.E. Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata, Spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence:
11:00AM, August 5, 2025
1. Starting from 06:15am 5th August, 2025 up to 10:00am this morning, the situation at the frontlines along Preah Vihear and Uddor Meanchey Provinces remain calm and steady. Cambodian military forces are standing strong and fully vigilant in fulfilling their duties.
Cambodia remains fully committed to respecting and implementing the Ceasefire agreement achieved on July 28 2025, in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
2. The delegation of the Secretariat of the General Border Committee of Cambodia-Thailand (GBC), led by Major General Sin Sokha, Chairman of the Secretariat (GBC), continued its meeting to further discuss measures to enhance the effectiveness and credibility of the ceasefire agreement’s implementation, as well as to strengthen mutual trust and confidence with the Thai side.
It is also noted that the GBC Secretariat Meeting commenced from 4 to 6 August 2025, and the Extraordinary Meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) will be held on 7 August 2025.
3. The Ministry of National Defense of the Kingdom of Cambodia reaffirms its full commitment to the ceasefire agreement reached through the leading efforts of His Excellency Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, and His Excellency Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, with the active participation of the People’s Republic of China. This ceasefire, widely welcomed by the international community, reflects the shared aspiration for peace and stability in the region. As a responsible and peace-loving nation, Cambodia has strictly observed in good faith the ceasefire terms and conditions, choosing dialogue and cooperation over confrontation and conflict. Cambodia’s steadfast compliance with the agreement demonstrates our respect for the tireless efforts of our international partners and our earnest desire to contribute to a lasting peace and stability in the region.
However, it is deeply regrettable that at 11 a.m. 4 August 2025, the Thai armed forces, accompanied by heavy machinery such as excavators, entered An Ses area within Cambodian sovereign territory, and even laid barbed wires, despite the strong objections from our Cambodian armed forces. It is also worth noting that Cambodia recently arranged a visit by foreign Defence attachés to those locations on July 30, 2025, and this is a clear demonstration that this location is under Cambodian sovereignty, under the control of Cambodian armed forces after the ceasefire came into effected at midnight on 28 July 2025. This Thai act obviously constitutes a flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement and poses a grave threat to peace and security along the border between the two countries, as well as to the wider region as a whole.
4. Cambodia calls on the international community — particularly the partner countries that have worked tirelessly to help achieve this hard-won ceasefire agreement and wished also to see this truce fully and effectively implemented and demanded that Thailand immediately stop its aggressive actions as well as strictly respected in good faith the international law, especially Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Cambodian Ministry of National Defense urges Thailand to respecting and implementing all the terms and conditions of the Ceasefire agreement, not just word but through concrete actions.
Thailand must stop hostilities, remove the barbed wires, and withdraw all its machineries from Cambodia’s sovereign territory and the Thai side could not use any pretext to hide the truth.
