Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Saturday to halt clashes along the border that have been going on for weeks now and killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million on both sides.
An agreement to this effect was signed by the defence ministers of both the Southeast Asian countries, which stated that the ceasefire would take effect at noon (0500 GMT).
“Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement,” the defence ministers said in a joint statement.
A statement released by Cambodia’s Defence Ministry on social media stated that “any reinforcement would heighten tensions and negatively affect long-term efforts to resolve the situation”.
The agreement, which was signed by Thai Defence Minister, Natthaphon Nakrphanit, and his Cambodian counterpart, Tea Seiha, came after a ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump fell through, leading to re-ignition in clashes in early December.
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