Dear beloved national compatriots!
Today, I am very pleased to meet with all of you. Firstly, allow me to convey the royal wishes and greetings from His Majesty the King, our revered figure, as well as from the Queen Mother, the Queen Grandmother, and the Queen Great-Grandmother, to all the refugees […] Allow me to express my high appreciation for the efforts of the Royal Government that have quickly organized and arranged this (temporary shelters). As a former Prime Minister and now the President of the Senate, currently serving as the Acting Head of State in the absence of His Majesty the King, I am truly amazed that the Royal Government led by the current Prime Minister has acted so swiftly […] This shows that the Royal Government is not indifferent to the well-being of the people […]
Why has this (situation) happened in our country? In my capacity as a former Prime Minister, I take responsibility and wish to apologize to the people across the nation for trusting others too much, thus lacking sufficient preparation for my successor. The win-win policy ended the war, unified the territories, and set out two main goals – transforming former battlefields into development zones and turning borderlines with neighboring countries into borders of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development. Everyone knows that I led this country from a state of war and fragmentation to a country with complete peace […]
Goal number one of transforming former battlefields into development zones, such as the Boeung Trakuon area, Choke Chey village, Prey Chan village, etc., turning them into developed areas (has been done). Many areas across the country have all become developed zones […] Goal number two – transforming the borderlines with neighboring countries into borders of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development (has also been upholding).
With Vietnam, we have resolved up to 84% of the border, and the remaining few percent are being resolved together. With Laos, we have resolved up to 86%. With Thailand, although we haven’t done much together yet, we have facilitated and increased Cambodia-Thailand trade volume to over 10 billion (dollars) […] With Prayut Chan-o-cha, former Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand from 2014 to 2023, a period of nine years, we worked together meticulously […] it was in this trust, in my capacity as a Prime Minister with full authority, I did not prepare for a fight […] This is my mistake. It is not the mistake of the current Prime Minister. I lacked preparation for a fight. Nevertheless, we have resisted this war and tried now to resolve it peacefully […]
Today, I have a special message for all Cambodian citizens, both here and across the country, which will be widely disseminated domestically and internationally. Although I am no longer the Prime Minister, but at least now I am the Acting Head of State and the President of the ruling party, who must constantly work with the Prime Minister […] Why do we need to build these houses? What should we name this village? (Let me clarify that) building this village does not mean we abandon our claim to the land that Thai has occupied. I proposed naming this village “While-in-waiting Village” […] I need to explain this openly. The Prime Minister has already stated that we will resolve this peacefully. Not only the Prime Minister, but also the Royal Government’s statements, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation’s statements, and the Ministry of National Defense’s statements, all have confirmed (choosing) a peaceful resolution […]
What does this peaceful resolution look like? We are losing houses and land that Thai soldiers are currently occupying. We do not recognize the use of force to have such occupation. In this world, no one uses force to determine borders. There are two options […] Which solution should we (choose)? One is to use force to take it back, the other is a peaceful resolution […] Why don’t we use force to take it back […] It’s not that Cambodia are not capable of, but let me show the difficulties. If we were to open fire immediately, the first bullet would be one where Cambodia loses politically and diplomatically, suffering huge losses (because we would become) violators of the ceasefire. The international community would severely blame us and consider us the provocateurs […]
(Furthermore) we can foresee the outcome. If weapons are used, soldiers will die or be injured, people will die, people will be injured. Even this village we are building now might be abandoned again [..]. How many more soldier’ lives and civilian’ lives must we lose? How many more times must we evacuate people? This is something we do not want. (This consideration shows that) a military solution is not our option. Moreover, let me clarify that even if we attack […] firstly, we might not be able to retake it; secondly, even if we could retake it, we wouldn’t be able to hold the ground; it would be back and forth, like the war between Gaza and Israel, or between some neighboring countries. It becomes a generational, hereditary conflict. Do we want such a situation? We certainly do not want it […]
Regarding the Sampov Loun issue, there has been this effort to dump soil to make a dam (blocking the border) without asking the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister strongly criticized that. I found out through a message that the Prime Minister sent to me. That is dangerous. That is a provocation. Regarding the border closure, let Thai close it, don’t get involved […] No need to say much […] During the election campaign, the Thai Prime Minister said, “Whoever opens the border is a dog” […] I have responded several times already […] Close it for 100 years or 500 years, let them close it. We don’t need to do anything (in response) […] We don’t need to go dumping soil […] Regarding the (border) issue, only the Prime Minister (has the authority to decide). We cannot let provincial authorities go and try to rectify the situation at the border […]
Let me warn the smugglers. Over there, Thailand says goods are smuggled from there across the border. Please arrest those who bring goods in illegally. Confiscate their goods and make them physically carry soil […] We have our own noodles, clean water, etc. Why go take (their goods)? Sometimes they bring chicken feet that people don’t even eat to Cambodia … Let’s confiscate the assets of those people, make them dig trenches, give them hard labor […] For over a year now, it’s enough to know that Cambodians have sufficient capacity to supply their own goods. This way, leave the 10 billion dollars (worth of goods) annually for the Thais to use themselves. We will replace it with domestically produced goods. If we lack domestic goods, we import goods from Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Singapore, but the key is to boost our own production […]
Some think that using a peaceful solution is a long way. Using weapons is quicker. Let me ask, what if we attack and fail? Wouldn’t that be even longer? And if we succeed but the area is disputed, then it will be for a lifetime […] If Thailand does not respect point 3 of the ceasefire agreement concerning border demarcation, that is Thailand’s responsibility before the international community, where at least the AOT and ASEAN observers are monitoring. The container and barbed wire were placed after the ceasefire went into effect, right? It doesn’t mean the international community is blind, but it’s not yet time to discuss it […]
Why do we need to build these houses? It is because we have had to wait for a peaceful resolution. If we don’t build houses, what will happen to the health of our people? The Royal Government is striving to spend money and all kinds of efforts to ensure people have houses to live in. Let me whisper into the microphone a little: even if your original houses are returned, this house will certainly become yours for life. That is the Prime Minister’s decision, but on the meeting day in Phnom Penh, I once said to “Oh Mr. Prime Minister! Just give it to them.” On that day, they whispered back that we would probably give it to them, but if we give them right away, they would surely think, “We won’t go claim our land back.” Anyway, today I have already explained it for the Prime Minister […]
I have stated repeatedly that we do not want war, (but) we have prepared ourselves in case of further violations. What I want to confirm is that the Thai side also says they will not take actions, and we will not take actions. If both are not taking actions, then the two sides have a deal. Let me confirm that there’s no need to discuss opening or closing the border. This side has enough experience in solving problems. I would like to appeal to the military and authorities stationed in this area to help purchase agricultural products produced by the people to supply the tens of thousands of soldiers along the borderline, including in Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, and Pursat provinces. Buying vegetables, fruits and animals raised by the people to supply the armies, creating a market for tens of thousands of soldiers, a market for the people growing vegetables, fruits, and raising animals […]
A peaceful solution is more sustainable […] The Cambodian-Thai border is tied to the 1904 Franco-Siamese Convention and the 1907 Franco-Siamese Treaty, which cover both the Cambodian-Thai border and the Lao-Thai border. If you declare the annulment of this treaty, it is equivalent to declaring the annulment of the border with Laos as well, because this treaty ties both together; you cannot (annul it) arbitrarily according to your wishes. We must be a state that respects the law […] The government hasn’t explained this issue yet, only stating that they will resolve it peacefully. Today, I have compared a peaceful solution with a solution using armed force. The people here, who are directly affected, suffering, and impacted by the border war, have all shown an attitude of wanting a peaceful solution, not a solution with weapons […]
Taking this opportunity, I thank our compatriots, the monks, and all who have provided all kinds of support to the displaced people as well as the armed forces along the border; aid has been flowing in […] While I posted a message saying “an injury to one finger should not cripple the whole body,” There have been some who twisted it to say that Hun Sen considers the border issue just as a little finger […] for this kind of person, I say, we must hit back each time it appears. we cannot let it accumulate […] if you don’t clean up the rear, you cannot hold the front […]
I did not phrase (the border issue) is the little finger matter”. I just said, “an injury to one finger should not let the entire body become crippled,” meaning that the Cambodian-Thai border issue should not stall the socio-economic processes at the rear, including New Year celebrations […] Stop waving your fingers on Facebook, let me warn you […] Whether it is in the Hun Sen’s page, or anyone’s page; if you come in to correct, to give constructive comments, to show understanding, that would not be a problem. If you come to curse and insult, there will be no tolerance […]
Let me reiterate, I will only attack those who want to overthrow the government outside the constitutional framework. For other political parties, they just go with their (activities), but don’t dare secretly curse on Facebook. There are groups that follow them constantly […] Governing a country cannot be weak. Our country must respect the Constitution. The people here are in a waiting phase. We continue to claim our land back peacefully. Not by military force. Therefore, I name this village “While-in-waiting Village” […] Even if their old houses are returned, this house will not be taken away. So then, make it clean. Even if the Prime Minister doesn’t agree, I will buy them all myself. If the Prime Minister doesn’t agree, it means that he’s not like his father […]
I have my own budget. I don’t use state money. Donations came through me, I give some to the Red Cross, some to the Prime Minister’s wife, and I also have some leftover that I haven’t used, which I use now. The Cambodian Red Cross has done a lot. My wife asked me to convey her greetings […] I want to tell those who comment on my Facebook page – “Samdech should go and visit the displaced people” – that my reply is – “Dear nephews and nieces! There are important and less important tasks. It’s not that I don’t want to come, but at that time, I had to manage the bigger issues first.” Otherwise, if I’m busy coming here, busy going down to the displaced people, who will manage the overall situation? I don’t want to quarrel with anyone, but please do not disturb when the nation is facing an invasion. If you don’t help the nation, please do not betray the nation […]./.
