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Thai JIC Director Denies Cambodia's Border Claims

Thai JIC Director Denies Cambodia's Border Claims

Matichon•Politics•25m ago

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The Thai-Cambodian Joint Information Center Director rejected Cambodian claims that the Thai Prime Minister's visit to a border area was an unauthorized intrusion into Cambodian sovereignty.

  • •Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee stated the Thai Prime Minister's visit was to encourage security officials, not to demarcate borders.
  • •The Thai JIC Director rejected Cambodia's unilateral claims of sovereignty and the use of a 1:200,000 scale map to decide the border alone.
  • •Thailand affirms adherence to the joint statement dated December 27, 2025, regarding troop positions.
  • •Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee urged that border disputes be resolved through the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) rather than via media statements.

Overview

  • •Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee denied Cambodian allegations that the Thai Prime Minister made an 'unauthorised visit' to Cambodian sovereign territory.
  • •Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee clarified that the Thai Prime Minister's travel was intended to visit and provide morale to security personnel.
  • •Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee argued that repeated unilateral claims by Cambodia do not automatically resolve border disputes.
  • •Cambodia claimed the area is its sovereign territory based on a 1:200,000 scale map, which Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee stated Thailand does not accept as a unilateral conclusion.
  • •Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee referenced a joint statement from the General Border Committee (GBC) dated December 27, 2025, asserting Thailand's commitment to it.
  • •Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee rejected the Cambodian accusation that Thailand has illegally occupied territory since last year, calling the term 'occupy' a tool for political imaging.
  • •Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee proposed that differing views on the area be submitted to the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) for a responsible resolution.

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Key Quotes

Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee
"Visiting troops is not border demarcation, and the word 'unauthorised' written by one party is not a decision on sovereignty."
การเยี่ยมกำลังพลไม่ใช่การปักปันเขตแดน และคำว่า ‘unauthorised’ ที่ฝ่ายหนึ่งเขียนขึ้นเอง ก็ไม่ใช่คำตัดสินเรื่องอธิปไตย
Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee
"Do not use the media instead of the negotiation table, do not use statements instead of border markers, and do not use the word 'invade' to create conclusions."
อย่าใช้สื่อแทนโต๊ะเจรจา อย่าใช้แถลงการณ์แทนหลักเขตแดน และอย่าใช้คำว่า ‘รุกราน’ เพื่อสร้างข้อสรุปก่อนที่กระบวนการเรื่องเขตแดนจะได้ทำงาน

Key Entities

Person

Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee(พล.อ.อ.ประภาส สอนใจดี)
Assistant Commander of the Royal Thai Air Force and Director of the Thai-Cambodian Joint Information Center.

Organization

Thai-Cambodian Joint Information Center(ศูนย์ข่าวสารไทย-กัมพูชา)
An entity referred to as JIC directed by Air Chief Marshal Praphas Sonchaidee.
Joint Boundary Commission(JBC)
The bilateral negotiation mechanism and process for surveying and demarcating borders.
General Border Committee(GBC)
The body associated with the joint statement dated December 27, 2025.

Place

Cambodia(กัมพูชา)ℹ️
The neighboring country claiming sovereignty over the disputed border area.
Thailand(ประเทศไทย)ℹ️
The country whose Prime Minister visited the border area to encourage troops.