ASEAN Chair’s Statement on the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the Current Situation Between Cambodia and Thailand

December 22, 2025

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of ASEAN convened a Special Meeting to address the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand in Kuala Lumpur on 22 December 2025, pursuant to the decision of the Prime Ministers of Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand on 11 December 2025.
Malaysia briefed the Meeting on the efforts undertaken by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, as ASEAN Chair, to encourage both Cambodia and Thailand to cease hostilities. The Meeting was also briefed by the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) based on the AOT’s mandate. Cambodia and Thailand shared their respective positions.