The ceasefire agreement reached on December 27 at a special session of the Cambodian-Thailand General Border Committee does not mean Cambodia's capitulation or relinquishment of its right to self-defense.
This was announced by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on December 29, whose words were quoted by "Khmer Times" newspaper. The decision to agree to a mutual ceasefire, he said, "does not mean that Cambodia is capitulating or willing to sacrifice its territorial integrity for peace," and it also does not mean that the country is "incapable or has given up its right to self-defense."
On the contrary, this decision shows that the state has decided to follow a peaceful path and put the lives and welfare of its people as its highest and most important priority despite pressure or hardship, the Prime Minister said.
