The Royal Thai Government condemns in the strongest terms the use of anti-personnel mines. Such an act is a clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Thailand, which is an outright breach of the principles that are fundamental to international law and international humanitarian law enshrined in the United Nations Charter, as well as a clear violation of the obligations under the Anti – Personnel Mine Ban Convention (Ottawa Convention). Thailand is lodging a further protest against Cambodia on this matter, and as a State Party, will take action in accordance with the said Convention.

Such actions by the Cambodian side pose a significant obstacle to the implementation of the ceasefire agreed upon by both sides. Thailand therefore must make repeated calls on Cambodia to immediately cease these gross violations of the Ottawa Convention by the laying of new landmines and urgently cooperate on humanitarian demining efforts along the border of the two countries as bilaterally agreed by both Prime Ministers. This issue was also proposed by the Thai side at the Extraordinary Session of the General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting between Thailand and Cambodia, held on 7 August 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to which the Cambodian side has unfortunately not responded.