BANGKOK, June 6 (TNA) – The Thai government on Thursday issued its second statement confirming that Thailand does not accept the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction, a position it has maintained since 1960.

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The statement emphasized that the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute should be handled under the JBC framework.

Jirayu Huangsap, Spokesperson for the Office of the Prime Minister, said the statement stated that Cambodia expressed its intention to involve the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve the disputes between the two countries. However, Thailand has not recognized compulsory jurisdiction of the ICJ since 1960. Thailand and Cambodia already have existing bilateral mechanisms to address these issues, which has been the agreement from the beginning. The most important issue at hand is that both sides must focus solely on addressing and resolving the latest incident, and avoid expanding it further as it will add unnecessary complexity.

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