Disputed.. Cambodia accuses Thailand of annexing a border village

Cambodia’s Information Minister Neth Pheaktra told Agence France-Presse that the Thai army began… "The illegal annexation of Cambodian territory to Thailand, especially in the village of Chuk Chi"

The Thai army said in a statement that did not mention any specific locations that it had taken control of areas that had always belonged to Thailand but were "Occupied" By Cambodia.

Establishing a border wall

The Cambodian minister stated that the Thai forces damaged civilian buildings, placed barbed wire and shipping containers to establish a border wall, and deployed to manage the disputed areas.

The minister said that "The unilateral assertion of Thailand’s sovereignty by force was demonstrated by the raising of the Thai flag"

A map provided to Agence France-Presse by the Cambodian Ministry of Information showed a Thai military presence in territory claimed by Cambodia in the Chuk Che area.

Rejection of the Phnom Penh narrative

According to the Cambodian map, Thailand has now taken control of an area located at its farthest point, about 750 meters from the border line drawn by Phnom Penh through the village.

He said Neath Vectra Inn "Cambodia will not recognize any change of borders resulting from the use of force"

The Thai army rejected Phnom Penh’s account and recent media reports indicating that it used force to seize Cambodian lands.

Border problems between Cambodia and Thailand

He stated that the locations that the army’s statement did not mention were mainly places where Cambodian forces deployed soldiers and where Cambodian civilians settled, in violation of Thailand’s sovereignty."

He continued "Therefore, the reality is that Cambodia occupied parts of Thai territory"He stressed that there is no invasion or occupation of Cambodian territory.

Chuk Xi, whose residents were displaced as a result of fighting last month, is located on the border area between Cambodia and Thailand.