December 22, 2025, 12:53 p.mDecember 22, 2025, 12:53 p.m
After new fighting on their shared border, Thailand and Cambodia want to resume talks on a permanent ceasefire.
The negotiations are scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said in Kuala Lumpur, according to the Malaysian newspaper New Straits Times. “We welcome discussions about a ceasefire,” he was quoted as saying.
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.Image: keystone
The talks will therefore take place within the framework of a joint committee on border issues. The proposal was made by Cambodia. The aim must be to bring about a ceasefire that is really lasting, said Sihasak.
The minister announced the talks after a special meeting of foreign ministers from the Southeast Asian community of states Asean in Malaysia’s capital. The meeting dealt with the border conflict between the two member states.
The planned talks were confirmed by Asean. The group’s foreign ministers welcomed the agreement to hold a meeting of the border committee “to discuss the implementation and verification of the ceasefire,” according to a statement from the chairman.
A recurring conflict has been raging on the border between Thailand and Cambodia for months.Image: keystone
Fighting at several points on the Thai-Cambodian border is now in its third week. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced on both sides. The background to the conflict is a decades-long dispute over territorial claims. Both states accuse each other of first violating a recent ceasefire. (sda/dpa)
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