(Phnom Penh): Pen Bona, Delegate Minister and Head of the Royal Government’s Spokesperson Unit, said that Cambodia's reputation is now in demining and destruction of anti-personnel mines, not planting new ones.

Pen Bona spoke on Wednesday (Aug. 13) during a press conference on the implementation of the Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire.

On the morning of 12 August 2025, another Thai soldier lost his leg after stepping on a landmine, following a previous incident in which three other Thai soldiers had also stepped on mines. The Thai side accused Cambodia without basis, while Cambodia has repeatedly rejected the allegation, affirming that it has never planted any new mines and strictly adheres to the Ottawa Convention.

“In this sense, Cambodia's reputation is now in demining and destruction of anti-personnel mines, not planting new ones,” the spokesperson underscored.

It should be noted that Cambodia is a proud state party to the Anti-Personnel Mines Ban Convention, which it ratified in 1999 and has been recognised by the international community for its demining efforts at home and abroad.

Cambodia reiterates its firm, clear, and unwavering commitment to respect and strictly implement the ceasefire agreement achieved on 28 July 2025, and the 13-point agreement reached during the extraordinary meeting of Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee, GBC, on 7 August 2025, with observers from Malaysia, the United States of America, and the People's Republic of China.

Cambodia called on Thailand to honour all terms and conditions stipulated in the ceasefire agreement as well as the spirit and agreement during the extraordinary GBC meeting, which states that both sides are in agreement to maintain their current troops' deployments without further movement as it is at the time the ceasefire reached at 24:00 local time on 28 July 2025. There should be no troop movements, including patrols towards the other side's positions.
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