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ααααΈαααααΆαααααααΆα
α’αααααΆαααΆαααααααα½αααΆαααΆαααΆαα· ααααααααΆααΆααΆα
αααααααα»ααΆ ααΌααααααΆαααΌαααΆααΆαααα α’αααααΆαααααααΆαααΆαα· αα·αα’ααααααΆαα·ααααααΆααααΆαααΆα
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ααααα’ααααΆα ααΈα‘α¦ αααα·αα»ααΆ ααααΆαα’α α’α¦ ααααΆαααα α α©:α‘α₯ααΆααΈααααΉα αααα»αα’ααααααααααααα½α (CLG) ααααααααΆααΆααΆα
αααααααα»ααΆ ααΆααααααααααα½αααΌααααα»αα’αααααααααααΆαααα’αΆαααΆα (AOT) ααΉαααΆαααααααααΆααααααααααααα»αα’αααααααααααΆαααα’αΆαααΆα (HOM AOT) α αααΈααΈααΈα ααΎααααΈα
α»αααααααααΆααα αααααααααΆαα αα·αα
α»ααα½ααα»ααα»αααααααααααααΉα ααΌαα·αααα
αΆα αα»ααααααααΆα αααα»αααααΆαα
αα ααααααααααΆαααΆαααα ααααα·αααΆααα’αΆα
αα·ααααα‘αααα
ααΆαααααα
ααααΆααααααα½αααΆαααα·αααΆααα
α‘αΎα αααααΆαααΆαα
αΌαααΆααααΆααααΉαααΈααααα»ααΆααααα»αα
αααΆααααΈααααΆαααααααααΆααααααΆαααα
ααααααα½αα
ααα½αααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααΆαα½α ααΌαα»αααΊααα αα½αααΆααααααααααααααααααΌαααΆααααααα·α
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α»αααααααααΆααα αααααααααΆαα αα·αα
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αΆααααααΎααα·α
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ααΆαααΆααααααααααααΈααΆααααααααααααΆαα
αααα»ααααααααΈααΆαααααααααα (JBC) ααααα»ααΆ-αα α±ααααΆαααΆαααααα»α ααααααΆααα·α
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ααΈααΈααααα
ααααΈαααααΆααα½ααααα·α
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ααααα»ααα·αααααΎαααΈα£ ααααααααααΆαα·ααΆααααααααααΌαα
ααααα»ααΆ-αα (GBC) ααααααΈα’α§ ααααααΌ ααααΆαα’α α’α₯ ααΎααααΈα’αα»ααααΆαα±αααααααΆαααααααααΈαα·αααααΌααααααααααααααα»ααΆα’αΆα
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ααααΆααα·αααααα·αααΆαααΆαααΆααΆαα ααααααΆααααααα»ααααα·ααΆα αα·ααα·αααα·ααα
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αααΆααα’ααααααΆαα· αααααΆαααααααααααααααα·ααααααα (Uti Possidetis Juris) ααααα’αα»αααααΆ ααααα·αααααΆααΆααΆαα-ααα αααααΈ αα·ααααααα ααα»αααααααααααααααααααααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααααα₯ααααΌα
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ααααααααα αα·αα―αααΆαααΆαααααααααΆααΆαααααΆααΈααΆααααΈαααΆαα―αααΆαααααΆααΆααααααααααα ααααα»ααΆαα·αααα½αααααΆααααΆααΆα
αααΆαααΌαααΆααααααααααααααααααααΆαα½ααααααΎαα
ααααΈααΆαααααΎααααΆαααααααΆαααααα‘αΎαα
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ααΆααααααΆαααΌαααΆαααΎ ααΌαααΆααΆαααα α’αααααΆαααααααΆαααΆαα· αα·αα’ααααααΆαα·ααααΆαααΆααααααΆαα
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Unofficial Translation
Press Release
The Spokeswoman of the Ministry of National Defence of the Kingdom of Cambodia, wishes to inform the public as well as members of national and international media as follows:
On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 09:15 AM, the Cambodian Liaison Group (CLG) of the Kingdom of Cambodia coordinated a visit for the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT), led by the Head of Mission of the ASEAN Observer Team (HOM AOT) from the Philippines, to observe, verify, and visit displaced civilian at Rong Jam village, Slor Kram commune, Svay Chek district, Banteay Meanchey province. The displaced civilian have not yet been able to return to their homes due to the illegal occupation of Cambodian territory by Thai military forces in certain areas, which includes the deployment of barbed wire, shipping containers, and the destruction of their houses.
The ASEAN Observer Team's (AOT) observation, verification, and visit to displaced civilian who remain unable to return home underscore the absolute necessity for the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Border Commission (JBC) to launch border demarcation work as soon as possible. This alignment adheres to existing agreements, specifically point three of the Joint Statement from the 3rd Special Meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) on December 27, 2025, which aims to ensure that our citizens can safely, peacefully, and with dignity return to their homes without any obstruction.
Cambodia maintains a firm stance on protecting the CambodiaβThailand international border as established by the IndochinaβSiam Boundary Commission, by respecting the principles of international law, including the principle of the intangibility of inherited borders (Uti Possidetis Juris), and by respecting the FrancoβSiamese conventions and treaties, maps, and the procΓ¨s-verbaux of the Commission of the Abornement of the Boundary between Indo-China and Siam, as well as relevant agreements and documents that both parties have previously agreed upon. Cambodia absolutely does not recognize any border alterations resulting from the use of force.
The public, as well as national and international journalists, are hereby informed of the facts regarding this matter.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026