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

7:00 AM, August 12, 2025

Intervention by H.E. Pen Bona, Royal Government Spokesperson:

Dear Member of the Press,

Before concluding the press briefing session this morning, I would like to respond to the Thailand’s Government Spokesperson quoted by Thai media accusing Cambodia of laying new landmines and saying that they are preparing to file a complaint to the ICC.

First: The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has already provided a clear explanation in its press release of 9 August 2025, refuting this unfounded accusation. To date, no credible or transparent investigation has been conducted into the incident cited by the Thai side. Cambodia calls for restraint and for the avoidance of premature public accusations, which risk undermining mutual trust and eroding the spirit of the ceasefire at a time when constructive engagement is urgently needed.

Second: Since becoming a State Party in 2000, Cambodia has scrupulously adhered to the Ottawa Convention. Cambodia has destroyed over one million anti-personnel mines and nearly three million other explosive remnants of war from its territory, contributing significantly to humanitarian demining efforts at home and abroad, including UN peacekeeping missions.

Third: Cambodia reaffirms its firm commitment to every point of the ceasefire agreement and encourages Thailand to also fully honor its commitments to this ceasefire agreement as well.