Thailand and Cambodia hold the second Conciliation Commission meeting at the Peace Palace in The Hague

19 October 2026

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand said the second meeting of the Conciliation Commission in the conciliation proceedings between Thailand and Cambodia was held from 14 to 18 October 2026. The venue was the Peace Palace in The Hague, the Netherlands, which houses the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The proceedings are brought under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and concern maritime delimitation. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow led the Thai delegation as Agent, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt attended as Advisor, and Songchai Chaipatiyut, Director-General of the Department of Treaties and Legal Affairs, was Deputy Agent. Experts from the Hydrographic Department and the Naval Operations Department of the Royal Thai Navy and from the Department of Mineral Fuels took part. The closed session covered Thailand's viewpoints and technical information on maritime delimitation and then Confidence-Building Measures. The first meeting of the Commission was held in Singapore in September 2026.