Thailand-Cambodia border meeting in doubtAFP, BANGKOKThailand yesterday rejected a request by Cambodia to hold bilateral talks in a neutral country, leaving a planned meeting to negotiate an end to deadly border clashes in doubt. Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow speaks during a news conference after a special meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. Photo: EPAHowever, the Thai Ministry of Defense said yesterday that the bilateral border committee meeting would go ahead in Thailand’s Chanthaburi Province from today as planned. Surasant said officials from the committee would meet from today to Saturday, adding that whether the meeting happened depended on Cambodia. However, in a letter to Thai Minister of Defense Nattaphon Narkphanit, Cambodian Minister of National Defense Tea Seiha requested the meeting be held in Kuala Lumpur for security reasons.

Source: Taipei Times December 23, 2025 17:12 UTC