AKP Phnom Penh, December 21, 2025 — 

Malaysia, as Chair of ASEAN, will convene a Special Meeting of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers to address the current situation between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Thailand in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 22. 

According to a press release AKP received this afternoon, the Special Meeting is convened pursuant to the decision of the Prime Ministers of Malaysia, Cambodia and Thailand on Dec. 11, 2025.

The Special Meeting will be chaired by Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato' Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan. It will provide a platform for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers to exchange views on the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand, and to consider possible steps that ASEAN may take in support of the ongoing efforts towards de-escalation and cessation of hostilities in the interest of peace and stability between the two ASEAN Member States and the wider region.

The convening of the Special Meeting reflects the commitment of ASEAN Member States to ASEAN unity and solidarity, as well as ASEAN Centrality in maintaining peace, security, stability and prosperity in this region, in accordance with the ASEAN Charter and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), the source underlined.

“As ASEAN Chair, Malaysia remains firmly committed to promoting constructive dialogues in the ASEAN spirit, and in that respect, to facilitating both sides to continue upholding the principles of international law, good neighbourly relations and peaceful co-existence, as well as bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the pursuit of a peaceful, just and lasting settlement to any dispute,” it added.

By C. Nika