Thailand and Cambodia agree on confidence-building talks at ASEAN Summit in Cebu

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On the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet joined a trilateral meeting hosted by Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. to discuss regional cooperation and peaceful dialogue.

CEBU, Philippines – H.E. Mr. Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, attended the trilateral meeting between H.E. Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister, H.E. Mr. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., President of the Philippines, and H.E. Mr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, on the sidelines of the 48th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, the Republic of the Philippines on May 7. The Thai side expressed appreciation to the Philippines, in its capacity as ASEAN Chair, for its initiative in convening the meeting, and for supporting Thailand and Cambodia to engage in dialogue.



The meeting welcomed Thailand and Cambodia’s shared commitment to consolidating the ceasefire and to advancing constructive dialogue and peaceful settlement on the basis of good neighborliness.

In this spirit, the Prime Ministers of Thailand and Cambodia agreed to task their Foreign Ministers to work together on a list of confidence-building measures, with a view to rebuilding trust and confidence and gradually restoring bilateral relations. (MFA)

(Photos from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand Official Facebook Page)

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to task their foreign ministers with developing confidence-building measures aimed at rebuilding trust and gradually restoring bilateral relations, while reaffirming their shared commitment to ceasefire consolidation and peaceful settlement based on good neighborliness.