In a joint statement signed by Thailand's Deputy Defense Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit and Cambodia's Defense Minister Tee Seyha, it is mentioned that there was an agreement to stop the movement of soldiers and patrols on the border.
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The two countries agreed to a temporary ceasefire, stopping the fighting in the border area between Thailand and Cambodia for five days since last July 24. On Thursday, the two countries agreed to extend the temporary ceasefire agreement to a permanent peace.
In a joint statement signed by Thailand's Deputy Defense Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit and Cambodia's Defense Minister Tee Seyha, it is mentioned that there was an agreement to stop the movement of soldiers and patrols on the border. In the
statement, it is said that both sides have agreed to hold another meeting within a month to reduce tension and not to spread false information. "Our discussion today requires both sides to show cooperation and honesty in order to achieve concrete results," Thai Deputy Defense Minister Nattaphon said. "We are striving for a comprehensive cease-fire arrangement to stop the bloodshed and we want to stop forever the suffering suffered by soldiers and civilians on both sides," said Cambodia's Defense Minister Seyha, addressing a press conference after the agreement. "These efforts for a peace agreement will take steps to protect the lives of the people of both countries, and it will prepare the basis for the restoration of trust, confidence and non-discrimination between the two neighboring countries," he said.
After three days of intensive talks, the defense officials of both countries issued a joint statement on Thursday and agreed to further expand the peace agreement. It is said in the statement, "Both sides have agreed to a ceasefire with all kinds of weapons, in which the military officers of both sides have agreed on the condition of not attacking civilians and civilians."
Both Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of violating the agreement on the first day of the ceasefire.
US Ambassador to Malaysia Edgard Kagan, who is an observer of the negotiations for the extension of the peace agreement, said that this agreement is a concrete step for lasting peace. He said, "There is still widespread mistrust and tension between the two countries." We think that both sides should show a strong commitment to maintaining peace at a high level and it is necessary to convey this message positively to the soldiers and policemen on the border. At least 43 people were killed in five days of fighting before a temporary peace deal was signed on July 29. After the request of the US President Donald Trump and a team of Chinese mediators, ASEAN Chairman Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim mediated the ceasefire. In the agreement, Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a temporary ceasefire.
Due to the vague demarcation made by the French colonial administrators of Cambodia in 1907, there has been a tense situation when both nations are submitting their respective claims to the temples in the border area. The clash last July is considered to be the deadliest in the region for a decade. As a result of the fighting, nearly three lakh people in the border area were displaced.
