(Chanthaburi): On Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 21), the Special Meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) officially began in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand. The meeting will take place from 21 to 22 October 2025.

According to officials from the Secretariat of Border Affairs, the Cambodian delegation is led by Lam Chea, Delegate Minister in charge of the Secretariat of Border Affairs and Chairman of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission. The delegation also includes representatives from various ministries and border provinces of Cambodia.

The Thai delegation, meanwhile, is headed by Prasas Prasasvinitchai, Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Thailand-Cambodia Joint Boundary Commission, along with other accompanying delegates.

The meeting will discuss two main agenda items:

1. Reviewing and monitoring the progress of the 6th JBC Meeting held in Phnom Penh on 14-15 June 2025; and

2. Discussing the outcomes of the 1st Special Meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) held in Koh Kong Province on 10 September 2025.

The JBC meeting will also cover other relevant border-related topics.

It is noted that both sides will hold sub-committee and plenary discussions, during which the meeting agenda will be formally adopted.

This special JBC meeting reflects the joint commitment of Cambodia and Thailand to address and resolve border-related issues between the two countries.

It is also worth noting that about 20 Thai citizens also held a small protest roughly 200 meters from the meeting venue to oppose the meeting.
=FRESH NEWS