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Thai and Cambodia Militaries Hold Talks on Resuming Ceasefire
The talks aim to end 16 days of clashes with at least 86 deaths and significant civilian displacement on both sides of the Thailand-Cambodia border.
- On Dec 24, military delegations from Thailand and Cambodia began talks at a border checkpoint toward the southern end of the 817km frontier to resume a ceasefire after 16 days of clashes that killed at least 86 people.
- Diplomatic efforts by Malaysia, China and the United States had already faltered, and both countries accuse each other of breaching an enhanced ceasefire reached in October in Malaysia in US President Donald Trump's presence after a Kuala Lumpur meeting two days earlier.
- Humanitarian figures show heavy civilian impact on both sides, with at least 65 dead and over 150,000 evacuated in Thailand and at least 21 civilian deaths and more than half a million displaced in Cambodia.
- The General Border Committee is scheduled to meet for 2 days, and a defence-ministers meeting could follow on Dec 27 if talks succeed, Rear Admiral Surasant Kongsiri said.
- Clashes have ranged from forested regions near Laos to Gulf of Thailand coastal provinces, with Cambodia accusing Thailand of fighter-jet bombings and Thailand alleging heavy weapons struck civilian areas.
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einnews.comThailand, Cambodia resume border peace talks once more
Officials from Thailand and Cambodia begin four days of border talks as deadly clashes displace civilians and strain a fragile truce. The meeting is the first after fruitless efforts to reinstate a ceasefire.
·Bonn, Germany
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The Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters revealed on December 22nd that the Cambodian Ministry of Defense had sent an official letter requesting a ceasefire negotiation under the GBC mechanism. Thailand emphasized that Cambodia's sincerity must be proven according to three main conditions.
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Thai and Cambodia militaries hold talks on resuming ceasefire
The meeting is the most significant step since fighting re-erupted and follows separate, unsuccessful efforts by Malaysia, China and the United States to bring the two countries to the table.
·Singapore
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