INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY (23rd – 27th Feb. 2026)
| France says it is ready to facilitate Cambodian and Thai access to its archives, including historical documents related to border demarcation. https://url-shortener.me/ESK7 ; Japan has stepped up diplomatic engagement over the Cambodia–Thailand border situation, warning that sound relations between the two neighbours are vital to the stability and development of the entire Mekong region. https://url-shortener.me/ESKD ; European and British diplomats reaffirmed their commitment to humanitarian aid and peacebuilding during a field visit to communities caught in the crossfire of ongoing border tensions. https://shorturl.at/slrRr ; Cambodia’s foreign minister called for Thailand to withdraw troops from what he described as Cambodian territory, telling the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva that their presence was the main barrier preventing thousands of displaced civilians from returning home. Cambodia has firmly rejected an allegation by the Thai foreign minister that the Temple of Preah Vihear is being used as a military base, invoking binding rulings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to reaffirm its sovereignty over the World Heritage site and dismiss what it described as legally unfounded claims. https://shorturl.at/IRUKx ; Cambodia’s top diplomat told the United Nations that the global fight against transnational crime must be based on mutual respect and international cooperation, rather than “inappropriate” unilateral foreign intervention. https://shorturl.at/pnUte ; Cambodia protested the unauthorized presence of Royal Thai Navy vessels and their unlawful exercise of law enforcement within Cambodia’s territorial sea where three Cambodian nationals were arrested and their vessel seized. |
