Conditions not yet met for border meeting with Cambodia: Thai FM spokesperson

FILE PHOTO: Cut-out billboards depicting members of the Thai armed forces and police are pictured next to the Kantharalak City Pillar Shrine in Kantharalak district in Thailand's eastern Sisaket province on December 29, 2025, after weeks of deadly border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia. Thailand and Cambodia agreed to the "immediate" ceasefire on December 27, pledging to end renewed border clashes that killed dozens of people and displaced more than a million this month. - AFP

BANGKOK: Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura said on Tuesday (Dec 31) that, given the current caretaker status of the Thai government and the continued presence of landmines rendering the border areas unsafe, Thailand considers that conditions are not yet met for convening a Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting.

Nikorndej told a press conference that the proposal to convene a JBC meeting was put forward earlier by the Cambodian side, predating the special meeting of Asean foreign ministers. He added that, as the current situation has changed, the proposal needs to be reconsidered.