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Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” in their border conflict that has left at least 47 dead and nearly a million displaced in three weeks, according to a joint statement obtained by AFP from the Cambodian side. “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 document signed by the defense ministers of the two Southeast Asian neighbors.
The ceasefire involves “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 statement reads. The parties agree to freeze all troop movements and allow civilians living in the border areas to return home as soon as possible. They also undertake to cooperate in demining activities and in the fight against cybercrime.
The ceasefire will come into force to end fighting over a handful of ancient temples in disputed areas along the two countries’ common border. It comes after three days of border talks announced following a crisis meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), of which both Cambodia and Thailand are members. The United States, China and Malaysia also pressed for the warring neighbors to resume the ceasefire. The three countries had negotiated a truce to end five days of deadly clashes in July, but the ceasefire was short-lived.
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