Cambodia Facilitates AOT Visit to Boundary Pillar No. 37 in Banteay Meanchey
Cambodia Facilitates AOT Visit to Boundary Pillar No. 37 in Banteay Meanchey
BANTEAY MEANCHEY, 4 August 2026 — Cambodia has facilitated a field visit by the ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia (AOT-KH) to a border area with Thailand as part of efforts to promote transparency and reaffirm its commitment to resolving border issues through peaceful means.
According to a press release issued on Tuesday by the spokeswoman for Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence, the Cambodian Liaison Group (CLG) coordinated the visit at 9:21 a.m. on Aug. 4.
The observation mission was led by the Head of Mission of the ASEAN Observer Team from the Philippines and included an inspection of Boundary Pillar No. 37, an agreed boundary marker located in Kdeb Thma Village, Kouk Romet Commune, Thma Puok District, Banteay Meanchey Province.
The ministry said the mission was intended to provide ASEAN observers with a direct understanding of conditions along the border while demonstrating Cambodia’s position that border disputes should be resolved peacefully through dialogue and bilateral mechanisms, in accordance with international law, existing bilateral agreements and the mandate of the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC).
The ministry reiterated Cambodia’s position that it remains firmly committed to safeguarding the international boundary between Cambodia and Thailand based on historical boundary instruments and international legal principles.
It said Cambodia’s position is grounded in the Franco-Siamese Conventions and Treaties, the Protocol concerning the delimitation of the boundary, maps produced by the Commissions of Delimitation of the Boundary between Indo-China and Siam, the commissions’ Procès-Verbaux and Procès-Verbaux of Abornement, the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU 2000), the 2003 Terms of Reference (TOR 2003), as well as other relevant bilateral agreements and documents aimed at resolving disputes peacefully and achieving lasting peace between the two countries.
The ministry said the field visit was conducted to keep the public and both national and international media informed of the facts regarding the border situation.
