Intervention by H.E. Pen Bona, Royal Government Spokesperson:
1. Today marks the fourth day of the Thai invasion of Cambodia. We, the spokespersons, would like to provide an update on the latest developments, focusing on the major events that have occurred from last night until now. I would like to begin with significant information from the night of Saturday, July 26, 2025: Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, had a phone discussion with the Honorable Donald Trump, President of the United States, regarding the armed clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border.
2. During the conversation, the President of the United States expressed his desire not to see war or fighting that would lead to many deaths and injuries on both sides, including soldiers and civilians. For this reason, he has always strived to mediate and successfully ended conflicts in many countries around the world.
3. Regarding the fighting between the Cambodian and Thai armed forces, President Donald Trump also wished to see an immediate ceasefire and peace between the two countries.
4. In response, Samdech Thipadei made it clear to President Donald Trump that Cambodia agreed with the proposal for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between the two armed forces. In fact, Samdech Thipadei had previously expressed this position to His Excellency Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia and current rotating Chair of ASEAN, on 24 July 2025.
5. After President Donald Trump had spoken with His Excellency Phumtham Wechayachai, the acting Prime Minister of Thailand, he conveyed to Samdech Thipadei a positive piece of news that the Thai side also agreed to his proposal for an immediate ceasefire. This is positive news for the soldiers and people of both countries.
6. Samdech Thipadei hopes that the Thai side will not reverse position as they did with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s coordination effort on 24 July.
8. Samdech Thipadei has assigned His Excellency Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, to discuss with Honorable Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, and for him to help coordinate with Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs to quickly implement the agreed principles with the goal of putting an end to the deaths and injuries of soldiers and civilians on both sides.
9. Samdech Thipadei thanks President Donald Trump for his initiative and mediation to find an immediate ceasefire and peace between Cambodia and Thailand. Samdech Thipadei believes that this positive outcome will truly help protect the lives of many soldiers and civilians that could have been lost or injured in the fighting, and will help hundreds of thousands of refugees return to their villages to continue their daily lives in a safe and peaceful manner.
