Thai-Cambodian border talks

Thailand and Cambodia concluded their Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting in Phnom Penh, their first in 13 years. The two-day talks, which began on Saturday, made significant technical progress on border demarcation but left contentious territorial issues unresolved.

According to the statement from the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting, co-chaired by officials from both nations, agreed on 45 boundary pillar locations and approved using LiDAR technology for faster aerial mapping and demarcation.

The 2003 Master Plan for land boundary surveys will be amended to reflect this. Joint survey teams are also set to deploy in agreed areas. Thailand is scheduled to host a special JBC meeting in September.