AOT verifies damage to Preah Vihear Temple

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Members of the ASEAN Observer Team AOT in Cambodia (AOT-KH) inspect damage to the UNESCO-listed Preah Vihear Temple on September 10. Defence ministry

The ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia (AOT-KH) inspected the Preah Vihear temple today, September 10. During their mission, the team members noted the extensive damage that the UNESCO World Heritage Site suffered during last year’s attacks by the Thai military.

Ministry of National Defence spokesperson Maly Socheata explained that key structures and architectural features of the Preah Vihear Temple were severely damaged by artillery shelling and aerial bombardments from unmanned aerial vehicles and fighter jets.

She noted that the shelling “deliberately and indiscriminately targeted the Preah Vihear Temple area”.

“Moreover, after the ceasefire took effect on December 27, 2025, the Thai military has continued to encroach on Cambodian sovereign territory by deploying shipping containers, installing barbed wire, excavating trenches, constructing bunkers and paving concrete roads closer to the Preah Vihear Temple area,” she said.

“These activities violate international law and existing agreements between the two countries,” she added.

Socheata reiterated Cambodia’s consistent commitment to resolving border issues peacefully and in accordance with international law, existing bilateral mechanisms, conventions, treaties, bilateral agreements and the mandate of the Cambodia–Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC).

“Undeniably, achieving lasting peace between our two nations — which would also contribute to peace, stability and unity within ASEAN — requires genuine and sincere commitment, together with full respect for international law, the ASEAN Charter, and existing treaties and agreements between Cambodia and Thailand,” she said.

She reiterated Cambodia’s support to the AOT mechanism by facilitating on-site inspections that aim to ensure the full and effective implementation of the ceasefire, as stipulated last year agreements.

-Phnom Penh Post-

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