AKP Phnom Penh, December 24, 2025 --

Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, H.E. Jean-Noël BARROT, has expressed France’s support to the efforts initiated by Malaysia, China and the United States to achieve a peaceful resolution through diplomatic channels on the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict.

The support was reaffirmed yesterday afternoon during his telephone call with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

During the call, H.E. Prak Sokhonn expressed Cambodia’s appreciation for France’s steadfast support of the peace process, particularly for the Ceasefire Agreement of July 28, 2025 and the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration of Oct. 26, 2025.

H.E. Prak Sokhonn underscored the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, resulting in the displacement of over half a million Cambodian civilians, as well as the damage inflicted on Cambodian cultural heritage sites amid the hostilities. 

In response, H.E. Jean-Noël BARROT appreciated the ASEAN Chair’s Statement made in the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Current Situation Between Cambodia and Thailand, held on Dec. 22, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, regarding the resumption of dialogue to resolve the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict, and welcomed the holding of the General Border Committee, scheduled for this afternoon.

H.E. Deputy Prime Minister also reiterated Cambodia’s unwavering commitment to peace and to the full implementation of the ceasefire.

By Heng Panha