Second Special Thai-Cambodian GBC Meeting in Malaysia on 23 October 2025

The second Special Thailand-Cambodia General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting was held on 23 October 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. After the meeting, a Joint Press Statement was issued.

The meeting was co-chaired by General Nattaphon Narkphanit, Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Thailand, and General Tea Seiha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense of the Kingdom of Cambodia. It was observed by the representatives from Malaysia, the United States, and members of the Interim Observer Teams in Cambodia and Thailand.

The meeting was convened as a follow-up to the first Special GBC Meeting, held on 10 September 2025 in Koh Kong Province, Kingdom of Cambodia, to finalize concrete action plans for the full and effective implementation of its outcomes.

In the Joint Press Statement, both sides expressed sincere appreciation to the Government and the Ministry of Defense of Malaysia for hosting the Special Meeting, including the preparatory meeting of its secretariats in 20-22 October 2025.

They reaffirmed their commitment to the peaceful resolution of differences and to strengthening good-neighborly relations in accordance with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and the ASEAN Charter on the peaceful settlement of disputes, paving the way for a new chapter of peace and cooperation between the two nations.

In this spirit, both sides agreed, as follows:

A. The meeting agreed on and endorsed the Action Plan for Removal of Heavy and Destructive Weapons;

B. Both sides welcomed the agreed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Establishment of the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT);

C. Both sides welcomed the agreed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Joint Coordinating Task Force (JCTF) on Humanitarian Demining;

D. Both sides agreed to meet up within one week after this GBC Meeting to identify a pilot border area for humanitarian demining within the priority border areas to be agreed upon by both sides;

E. Both sides agreed on the Action Plan for Cooperation on the Prevention and Suppression of Transnational Crimes, including Cyber Scams and Human Trafficking, between the Cambodian National Police and the Royal Thai Police. The Action Plan aims to strengthen cooperation in intelligence sharing, operational support for investigations and the apprehension of suspects, crime prevention, and measures concerning suspects, victims, and evidence. In accordance with the action plan, the Joint Task Force on the Implementation of the Action Plan will be established within two weeks;

F. Both sides agreed that the next Special GBC Meeting will be convened within 90 days or as necessary after this meeting, with Cambodia as the hosting state.

 

 


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