Phnom Penh (VNA) - President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Techo Hun Sen on December 14 evening clarified that Cambodia has not banned travel for Cambodian or Thai citizens, stressing that the proposed suspension applies only to land border crossings, which currently pose serious safety risks.
In a statement released on his Facebook post, Hun Sen explained that his earlier message, advising the Royal Government to consider suspending cross-border travel, referred specifically to land routes, as tensions are escalating along the entire land border, with some spillover into maritime areas.
The Cambodian Senate President noted that air travel remains safe and fully operational, advising Thai nationals currently living in Cambodia to depart via air travel from Phnom Penh or Siem Reap.
Those working near the Vietnam border may also travel through Vietnam and make arrangements to return to Thailand.
For Cambodian citizens wishing to return home, travel should also be conducted via air routes where flights to Cambodia are available, he added./.
Vietnam voices deep concern over escalating tensions between Cambodia and Thailand
as a neighbouring country and a fellow ASEAN member, Vietnam calls on Cambodia and Thailand to exercise the utmost restraint, refrain from the use of force, fully implement the ceasefire agreement, continue dialogue, and resolve their disagreements in a peaceful and satisfactory manner.
