Philippines Facilitates Trilateral Meeting; Thailand and Cambodia Reach Partial Agreement on Border Issues

(Central News Agency reporter Lin Hang-chien, Manila, 8th exclusive report) Under the mediation of the Philippines, Cambodian and Thai leaders utilized the opportunity of attending the ASEAN Summit to hold a closed-door meeting to discuss how to resolve border issues and reached a partial agreement.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wrote on Facebook: "The Philippines facilitated 'frank and constructive' discussions between Cambodia and Thailand on the border situation."

He added that the Philippines, as the rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), will continue to assist in maintaining regional stability and unity, and believes that Cambodia and Thailand can amicably resolve disputes and peacefully manage border differences in the spirit of ASEAN unity.

The 48th ASEAN Summit and related meetings are being held in Cebu City. Marcos, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul held a closed-door meeting on the sidelines yesterday.

The Philippine Presidential Communications Office (PCO) quoted Marcos as saying that both sides discussed many issues, reached consensus on some, and explored future directions; the two also confirmed the importance of maintaining direct communication, exercising restraint, and avoiding actions that could escalate border tensions.

Marcos said that such a result can be attributed to the Cambodian and Thai leaders believing that now "should be a time for peace, not war."

On the other hand, Hun Manet praised President Marcos's "constructive" leadership in promoting regional peace, stability, and unity; Anutin expressed gratitude to Marcos for facilitating the frank discussions between the two sides.

The Philippine Presidential Communications Office stated that the two leaders agreed to continue pursuing peace through dialogue, and the foreign ministers of both countries have also been instructed to advance more concrete confidence-building measures and continue diplomatic engagement. (Editor: Chen Huiping) 1150508

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