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Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end weeks of armed fighting along their border over competing territorial claims.
It came into force at noon local time.
Besides ending the fighting, the agreement does not require any further military movements or violations of either side’s airspace for military purposes.
Only Thailand has used airstrikes in the fighting, hitting sites in Cambodia as recently as Saturday morning, according to the Cambodian Defense Ministry.
Another major clause calls on Thailand — “after the ceasefire has been fully maintained for 72 hours” — to repatriate the 18 Cambodian soldiers it has held prisoner since the first fighting in July. Their release constitutes a major demand from the Cambodian side.
It says both sides are committed to a faster ceasefire that ended five days of fighting in July and follow-up agreements.
WATCH | BC protesters call for peace:
As fighting continues to rage along the Thai-Cambodian border, British Columbia residents with ties to both countries are calling for peace. Some, with relatives back home, went to a rally in Vancouver on Sunday. As CBC’s Janella Hamilton reports, they say the conflict has caused trauma dating back decades.
The initial July ceasefire was brokered by Malaysia and imposed under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who threatened to suspend trade privileges unless Thailand and Cambodia agreed. This was further formalized in October at a regional meeting in Malaysia that Trump attended.
Despite these agreements, the two countries waged a fierce propaganda war and minor cross-border violence continued, escalating into widespread heavy fighting in early December.
