Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an “instant” ceasefire on Saturday, the 2 nations stated in a joint assertion issued by the Cambodian facet, pledging to finish weeks of lethal border clashes.
The neighbors’ long-standing border battle reignited this month, shattering an earlier truce and killing at the least 47 individuals, in response to official counts. Round a million individuals have additionally been displaced.
“Each side comply with a right away ceasefire after the time of signature of this Joint Assertion with impact from 12:00 hours midday (native time) on 27 December 2025, involving all varieties of weapons, together with assaults on civilians, civilian objects and infrastructures, and navy goals of both facet, in all instances and all areas,” stated the assertion signed by the 2 nations’ protection ministers.
Each side agreed to freeze all troop actions and permit civilians residing in border areas to return house as quickly as doable, the assertion stated.
Additionally they comply with cooperate on demining efforts and combatting cybercrime.
The ceasefire will finish battling over a smattering of historical temples in disputed zones alongside the 2 nations’ shared frontier.
Thai MFA through AP
It comes after three days of border talks introduced following a disaster assembly of international ministers from the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations, of which each Cambodia and Thailand are members.
The USA, China and Malaysia additionally pushed for the warring neighbors to renew their ceasefire.
The three nations brokered a truce to finish 5 days of lethal clashes in July, however the ceasefire was short-lived.
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