Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” of their border battle that has left at the least 47 lifeless and almost one million displaced in three weeks, in accordance with a joint assertion obtained by AFP from the Cambodian aspect. “Both sides agree to an immediate ceasefire starting from the signing of this joint declaration, effective from 12 noon local time on 27 December 2025,” reads the doc signed by the protection ministers of the 2 Southeast Asian neighbors.
The ceasefire includes “all types of weapons, including attacks against civilians, civilian targets and infrastructure, and military targets of both sides, in all cases and in all areas,” the assertion reads. The events comply with freeze all troop actions and permit civilians dwelling within the border areas to return house as quickly as doable. They additionally undertake to cooperate in demining actions and within the struggle towards cybercrime.
The ceasefire will come into power to finish combating over a handful of historic temples in disputed areas alongside the 2 international locations’ widespread border. It comes after three days of border talks introduced following a disaster assembly of international ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), of which each Cambodia and Thailand are members. The United States, China and Malaysia additionally pressed for the warring neighbors to renew the ceasefire. The three international locations had negotiated a truce to finish 5 days of lethal clashes in July, however the ceasefire was short-lived.
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