In his statement regarding the Thailand–Cambodia border situation, Mr. Sihasak clarified that while Thailand remains committed to the Ottawa Convention and has engaged in bilateral mechanisms in good faith, the nation cannot remain silent while its personnel endure injuries from acts prohibited under the treaty. He asserted that the deployment of these weapons constitutes a breach of Article 1 of the Convention. Consequently, Thailand has reserved its right to invoke Article 8, paragraph 2, requesting formal clarification from Cambodia. The Minister noted that previous responses from Cambodia have contradicted verified evidence and have been consistently accompanied by what he described as disinformation.

Addressing the integrity of the international treaty, the Foreign Minister posed a direct question to the assembly: “If a State Party can plant new mines and simply deny it without consequence, what will happen after the next casualty?” He underscored that the most fair and effective path forward is to request the UN Secretary-General’s good offices to facilitate a fact-finding mission in a timely manner. Thailand’s stated objective is to verify the facts through the Convention’s own mechanisms, thereby protecting the treaty’s credibility and demonstrating its functionality when needed most.

Supporting the Minister’s statement, Ms. Usana Berananda, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Thailand to the UN in Geneva, exercised the Right of Reply to rebut Cambodia’s accusations that Thailand was acting unilaterally or politicizing the injuries of its soldiers. The Thai delegation presented concrete evidence to the meeting, including video footage allegedly showing Cambodian personnel training to plant PMN-2 landmines. This evidence has been submitted to the United Nations Secretary-General. Ambassador Usana pointed out that if Cambodia is committed to resolving the issue in good faith, it should accept the proposal for an independent mission to enhance transparency.

Throughout the duration of the meeting, the Thai delegation—comprising representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Thailand Mine Action Center (TMAC), and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security—operated with a unified stance. Representatives from each agency delivered statements and exercised rights of reply under relevant agenda items to reaffirm the national position and defend Thailand’s interests regarding the implementation of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.

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แถลงการณ์ระบุว่า การกระทำดังกล่าวของฝ่ายกัมพูชาแสดงให้เห็นถึงเจตนาที่จงใจละเมิดพันธกรณีใน อนุสัญญาออตตาวา (Ottawa Treaty) ซึ่งมุ่งหวังให้มีการห้ามใช้ สะสม ผลิต และถ่ายโอนทุ่นระเบิดสังหารบุคคล นอกจากนี้ยังส่งผลกระทบต่อเจ้าหน้าที่และประชาชนผู้บริสุทธิ์ที่อาจได้รับบาดเจ็บหรือพิการ ทำให้ไม่สามารถใช้ชีวิตได้ตามปกติ ถือเป็นการผิดหลักจารีตสงครามและละเมิดหลักกฎหมายมนุษยธรรมระหว่างประเทศ

ศปท. ยังชี้ให้เห็นว่า การกระทำนี้แสดงออกถึงความไม่จริงใจของกัมพูชาในการร่วมกันแก้ไขปัญหาและข้อขัดแย้งที่เกิดขึ้น และหวังว่าเหตุการณ์นี้จะเป็นบทพิสูจน์ที่ชัดเจนต่อประชาคมโลก ถึงเจตนาของฝ่ายกัมพูชาที่มุ่งขัดขวางกระบวนการสร้างสันติภาพในภูมิภาค ซึ่งอาจนำไปสู่การพิจารณากำหนดมาตรการตอบโต้กัมพูชาในอนาคต

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The TMAC has strongly condemned these actions, highlighting that they pose a serious threat to both humanitarian demining personnel and innocent civilians. The center emphasized that the deliberate planting of mines is intended to cause injury, permanent disability, and long-term suffering.

According to the TMAC, such acts violate the laws and customs of war and contravene international humanitarian law. The center also stated that these actions demonstrate a lack of genuine commitment by Cambodia to peacefully resolve ongoing border disputes. The TMAC expects this incident to serve as undeniable evidence to the international community of Cambodia’s intent to obstruct peace and stability efforts in the region.

The TMAC’s statement concludes by asserting that this development must be taken into account for future measures in response to Cambodia’s actions.

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