00:00This joint declaration represents, I think, a significant milestone that outlines a pathway
00:14towards peace. I think it addresses the important issues that are outstanding between the two
00:24countries, such as de-escalation of tension along the border, the removal of heavy weapons,
00:36the need to have demining, the importance of addressing the issue of illegal activities,
00:47particularly scam operations along the border, and also dealing with the encroachments
00:54along the border of the two countries. We also believe that what has been agreed demonstrates
01:02Cambodia's sincerity and genuine commitment to joining Thailand in the path towards peace
01:11and cooperation. And I want to emphasize that the full commitment and implementation of the
01:20commitments will provide the building blocks for a lasting peace. And certainly we want to take
01:26this opportunity to thank Malaysia as the Chair of ASEAN and the United States for their contribution
01:35to the signing of this declaration. We believe, I think, that both sides now have a shared responsibility
01:45to implement, to act on what has been agreed in order to bring peace, security to our peoples,
01:58especially those along the border.
02:00I was just wondering if you could speak a little bit more in detail to the process and the order
02:04of the process that will take place now. Your Prime Minister has said that you will begin
02:11the process of releasing the 18 Cambodian soldiers. Are there specific things that Cambodia needs
02:17to do to unlock that process? And are they stipulated?
02:20Well, I think those things, you know, what needs to be done are being done already. The commanders,
02:29the regional commanders of the armed forces of the two countries have met to discuss the withdrawal
02:38of heavy weapons. Once the withdrawal starts, I think this is then the process on the part
02:47of Thailand to release the 18 soldiers that we have detained will also stop. But of course,
02:56we have to do the medical check-up. We want ICRC to come and witness this process. So once
03:03the withdrawal of heavy weapons starts, and we are going to also start the demining, if that
03:13starts, then we will start the process of releasing the detained 18 soldiers.
03:21Thank you. And sweetly from the New York Times, Foreign Minister,
03:26Thailand has said consistently that it would not run a third party to adjudicate in this
03:31border dispute. What has changed this time? And related to that, Cambodia has said that they've
03:37wanted the International Court of Justice to roll on the border dispute as a result of this
03:43agreement that they decide to drop this demand. Thank you.
03:48Well, our position all along has been to resolve the disputes bilaterally. And this time we've had the
04:00facilitation of the United States and Malaysia, but their role is to facilitate. The discussions
04:10was conducted bilaterally between both sides, the two sides. I myself headed the policy level discussion. So it
04:21was, we had the United States and Malaysia present at the beginning. But when we started the discussion,
04:31the negotiations, we did it bilaterally. So this is not a case of, you know, mediation by third parties,
04:40facilitation by third parties. Well, I think, and also with regard to having, taking this case to the
04:49International Court of Justice, I think we've also, our position has been that it's best to resolve it
04:58bilaterally through bilateral discussion. And so I think that through bilateral discussion, we've been able to
05:07address the issues, and now we have a pathway towards peace. So we have to address these issues, we have to
05:16implement what has been agreed, and then this will lead to peace. And then we can also begin discussing
05:23steps that can be taken to improve the relations, to strengthen the relations. The implementation of the
05:33the de-escalation along the border, the removal of heavy weapons will be observed by the ASEAN
05:44observer team. So that gives us, I think that gives confidence on both sides that what we've agreed
05:50will be implemented, will have to be implemented, and witnessed by a third party.
05:58I just want to ask very simply, a yes or no will suffice. Does this agreement here today change anything on the ground?
06:07Yes, it will. It will. And I think it's started to change already. The regional military commanders
06:15have met yesterday. They will meet again. And I'm sure it will change things on the ground, because at the level of
06:23leadership, we made it known that we will implement what has been agreed. We've made it known that we are looking
06:32ahead to restoring our ties, and not only that, making our ties even better. And this was in front of two friends,
06:42and also in front of the press, right? So I think that I am confident that both sides are under obligation to implement what we've agreed.
06:57Can I just ask about the name of the agreement that you have signed? Because, as you know, President Trump has called it
07:02the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords, and we saw on the backdrop of the ceremony that it's a Thai-Kambodian peace deal. Is that something,
07:10is that what you would call what Thailand has just signed?
07:14The official title is the joint declaration on the outcomes of the meeting between the two prime ministers in Kuala Lumpur.
07:24So what do you call the peace deal?
07:26Well, I would call the pathway towards peace. The critical mineral is an MOU, which is about cooperation. And it's not legally binding.
07:39But it's about, you know, about transfer of technology, about exchange of information, and also strengthening supply chain in critical minerals.
07:54From our side, you know, I think we benefit from transfer of technology. We benefit from, you know, strengthening the supply chain,
08:05because it's going to help the development of certain industries which require critical minerals, right, like semiconductor.
08:15So that is the purpose of this MOU. And we think it's mutually beneficial. It focuses on cooperation. And there's nothing in there that is legally binding.
08:35The people who don't have access information, but the people who have seen a lot of sich富prise and the other.
08:40You know, with course, there's nothing in there.
08:43So we see a long term college will never have develop.
08:47Let's get worked on everything!
08:56We've said that immediately if we can Indianapolis, there are many developers created while interoperable forms of continual Angie.
