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Thailand Urges De-escalation Amid Tensions with Cambodia

2/23/2026

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Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow urged de-escalation with Cambodia.
He warned that further conflict would bring more losses.
He rejected Cambodia's territorial claims as "totally not correct" and accused Phnom Penh of internationalizing the dispute, following a failed US-brokered agreement from October.
He noted ongoing WhatsApp talks with Cambodia's foreign minister and expressed Thailand's desire to re-engage Myanmar within ASEAN for dialogue and a peace process after the military coup.

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Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow urged de-escalation with Cambodia.
He warned that further conflict would bring more losses.
He rejected Cambodia's territorial claims as "totally not correct" and accused Phnom Penh of internationalizing the dispute, following a failed US-brokered agreement from October.
He noted ongoing WhatsApp talks with Cambodia's foreign minister and expressed Thailand's desire to re-engage Myanmar within ASEAN for dialogue and a peace process after the military coup.