BANGKOK: Thailand and Cambodia on Wednesday (Sept 10) held Special Meeting No. 1/2025 of the Thailand-Cambodia General Border Committee (GBC) in Koh Kong Province, Cambodia, with a high-level Thai delegation led by General Nattaphon Narkphanit, Deputy Minister of Defence.
The Thai delegation, led by General Tharapong Malakham, arrived at Koh Kong Provincial Hall at approximately 10:15am, with the meeting scheduled to begin at 10:45am.
The Special GBC Meeting focused on following up on progress in implementing the ceasefire arrangement and reviewing outcomes from recent Extraordinary Regional Border Committee (RBC) meetings.
Discussions included military de-escalation, measures to reduce provocative rhetoric, and initiatives to restore mutual confidence.
Practical cooperation topics were also addressed, including humanitarian demining, combating transnational crime, and border management issues, along with determining the framework of tasks for the next RBC and GBC meetings.
Officials described the meeting as a critical opportunity for both countries to find a peaceful resolution to border issues, grounded in sovereignty, public safety, and the pursuit of stable and sustainable coexistence. - The Nation/ANN
