Cambodia and Thailand agreed to an “immediate and unconditional” ceasefire during talks on July 28. About this reported Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim, reports CNN.
The agreement will come into effect at midnight local time (20:00 Kyiv time). According to the Malaysian side, which acted as a mediator in the dialogue, a meeting of regional commanders from both sides — Cambodian and Thai — is scheduled for July 29.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand’s Acting Prime Minister Poomtham Vechayachai agreed to a ceasefire, although clashes between the armies continued until the talks began. Cambodian authorities reported attacks by Thailand on at least two targets in the early hours of July 28, while the Thai army reported clashes in three provinces. Representatives of the two countries held a meeting at the official residence of the Prime Minister of Malaysia in Putrajaya, near Kuala Lumpur.
It will be recalled that the armed confrontation on the border between Cambodia and Thailand began on July 24. In three days, at least 35 people died, more than 200 were injured, and more than 130,000 residents were forced to leave their homes. This became the most violent stage of the conflict in the 13-year territorial dispute, Reuters reports.
Both sides claimed they were acting in self-defense and called for an end to violence and the start of negotiations. On July 26, US President Donald Trump announced that the two countries had agreed to “immediately achieve a ceasefire” following his talks with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand. The negotiations officially began on July 28 in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia.
