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The Star
16-06-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Thailand denies JBC discussed Cambodia's ICJ plan over disputed border sites
Cambodian Minister in charge of State Secretariat of Border Affairs Lam Chea, centre, attends a meeting of the Cambodian-Thai joint commission on demarcation for land boundary in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, June 14, 2025. - AP BANGKOK: The Thai Foreign Ministry denies that the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) discussed Cambodia's plan to take four border sites to the ICJ during talks in Phnom Penh on June 14–15. Following the sixth meeting of the JBC held from June 14 to 15 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia's Secretariat of State of Border Affairs issued a statement on Sunday afternoon (June 15), claiming that the talks had included discussions on four disputed sites being brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). These locations are the Emerald Triangle area, Ta Muen Thom Temple, Ta Muen Toch Temple, and Ta Kwai Temple. Later that same night at 10pm, Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a formal clarification, dismissing widespread misunderstanding and confirming that no such issue was on the agenda. In its statement, the ministry affirmed that the sixth JBC meeting did not include any discussion on Cambodia's plan to refer the four locations to the ICJ. Furthermore, it stressed that the meeting made no mention of the so-called '1:200,000 map' drawn up by the Franco-Siamese Commission, contrary to Cambodia's claims. - The Nation/ANN
The Star
14-06-2025
- Politics
- The Star
Cambodia and Thailand start talks in Phnom Penh over border issues after recent skirmish
Cambodian Minister in charge of State Secretariat of Border Affairs Lam Chea (right) shakes hands with Thai Border Affairs Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Prasas Prasasvinitchai, left, during a meeting of the Cambodian-Thai joint commission on demarcation for land boundary in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, June 14, 2025. -- AP Photo/Heng Sinith PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): A Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting started in the capital of Cambodia on Saturday to talk over border issues following a recent military clash. The meeting was co-chaired by Lam Chea, minister in charge of Cambodia's State Secretariat of Border Affairs, and Prasas Prasasvinitchai, a former Thai ambassador to Cambodia and border affairs advisor to Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Press members were allowed to take photos and videos of the meeting for a few minutes before being asked to leave the room. The meeting was convened after soldiers of both countries briefly exchanged gunfire at the Mom Bei area, or the Emerald Triangle, on May 28, resulting in the death of a Cambodian soldier. Mom Bei, or the Emerald Triangle, is an area sharing the border among Cambodia, Thailand and Laos. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said in a post on his official Facebook page Friday night that it was the first JBC meeting after a 12-year hiatus. He said that during the JBC meeting, Cambodia will invite Thailand to bring four disputed border areas, namely Mom Bei, Ta Moan Thom Temple, Ta Moan Tauch Temple, and Ta Krabei Temple, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. "I would like to reconfirm to my compatriots that even if the Thai side refuses or remains silent, Cambodia will proceed it unilaterally," Hun Manet said. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will send an official letter to the ICJ on Sunday, June 15, 2025, regarding the disputes in these four areas," he added. - XInhua
