Representatives from Norway, Finland and Sweden joined other foreign envoys on a Thai-organised field trip to the Cambodian border on 16 August 2025. The trip was aimed at highlighting the humanitarian toll of newly planted landmines.
The delegation, which included envoys from 33 countries and two international organisations, visited Si Sa Ket province where Thai authorities displayed mines they claim were recently laid by Cambodian troops.
Norway and Finland were represented by their individual chargé d’affaires. Sweden, alongside several other nations, dispatched representatives to the one-day visit.
Norway was also represented by the Norwegian People’s Aid, a humanitarian group with long-standing expertise in mine clearance. The group observed the work of Thai demining units at Phu Makua, a site of recent clashes, and later joined visits to a school damaged by Cambodian rocket fire and a village affected by cross-border attacks.
All participating countries are signatories to the Ottawa Convention, which seeks to eliminate anti-personnel mines worldwide.
