Cambodian Assembly President Urges U.S. to Monitor Thai Ceasefire Violations

By Hun Sirivadh

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Aug. 28, 2025) — National Assembly President Khuon Sudary has called on U.S. lawmakers to encourage Washington to continue monitoring the Cambodia–Thailand ceasefire, citing repeated violations by Thai forces.

The appeal was made during a meeting with a visiting U.S. congressional delegation led by Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, at the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh.

Pen Prakot, deputy chief of the president’s cabinet, told reporters that Sudary thanked the United States for its “timely intervention” in halting Thailand’s incursion, which led to the July 28 ceasefire. She also urged the U.S. government to oversee the truce’s implementation.

“This was a very strong request during the meeting,” Pen said.

Sudary emphasized to both Republican and Democratic members of the delegation that Cambodia seeks peaceful relations with its neighbors and has no intention of reigniting conflict.

Van Duyne said her visit aimed to assess the situation on the ground following the armed clashes and to review enforcement of the ceasefire. She noted that she had also visited Thailand, where she observed that “people of both countries need and love peace.”

The five-day border clashes in late July ended with a ceasefire mediated by the United States and coordinated by Malaysia, with China serving as an observer. Since then, Cambodian officials have accused Thai forces of violating the agreement by arresting Cambodian soldiers, conducting patrols inside Cambodian territory and erecting barbed wire in Cambodian villages. Phnom Penh has lodged formal protests and called on Bangkok to cease such actions.