Malaysia has expressed its willingness to work with ASEAN to help facilitate and coordinate implementation of the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand. It supports drafting terms of reference (TOR) and establishing the ASEAN Monitoring Team (AMT) as a key mechanism to monitor and implement the ceasefire effectively and restore regional peace as soon as possible.
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television reported that on 5 August 2025, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Tea Seiha, led a senior Royal Cambodian Armed Forces delegation in talks with General Mohamed Nizam, chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces, and his colleagues in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
General Nizam said, “Peace is of great value. Life is precious. Time matters.” The Cambodian prime minister has often made a similar point, saying, “Every day, every hour and every minute we spend negotiating can help save the lives of our forces and our people. The sooner, the better.”
Over the preceding three days, the Cambodian and Thai secretariat teams of the General Border Committee (GBC) exchanged substantive views in a positive atmosphere. Thailand agreed to a number of Cambodian proposals, and Cambodia accepted constructive suggestions from Thailand.
The meeting took place as part of efforts to build military and diplomatic cooperation in support of peace and stability in the ASEAN region.
Reported by ចិន្តា ទីទិ for Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television
