Trat: The Royal Thai Navy announced Thursday that no agreement was reached with Cambodia during a special session of the Thai-Cambodian Regional Border Committee (RBC) held in Thailand's Trat province.
According to Kuwait News Agency, Thai Navy spokesperson Rear Admiral Parat Rattanachaiphan stated in a press release that the first special meeting of the joint border committee concluded early on Wednesday without issuing a joint summary, despite being scheduled to run from February 3 to 5.
The meeting saw participation from Thailand's Chanthaburi-Trat Border Defense Command and Cambodia's Military Region Three, with monitoring teams from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) present as observers. Rattanachaiphan highlighted that the main objective of the meeting was to maintain open communication channels, reduce field tensions, and preserve a sustainable ceasefire to ensure order and public safety along the shared border.
During the discussions, Cambodia proposed several approaches and issues related to border demarcation. However, Thailand asserted that these proposals exceeded the RBC's objectives and contradicted the substance of the December 27 Thailand-Cambodia General Border Committee joint statement, making consensus impossible on those points.
Thailand and Cambodia share a land border stretching hundreds of kilometers, which has been the site of recurring tensions and occasional limited military clashes over troop deployments, border points, and differing interpretations of past agreements.