A territorial dispute between the two South Asian nations escalated into armed clashes earlier this year
Cambodia and Thailand have signed an extended ceasefire to end a deadly border clash that erupted earlier this year. The signing ceremony on Sunday was overseen by US President Donald Trump, who brokered the initial truce.
Longstanding tensions between the two Southeast Asian neighbors rooted in colonial-era border disputes erupted in July as both sides traded fire for five days and hundreds of thousands fled the border area. A Malaysia-hosted meeting then produced a truce – the first step toward ending the crisis. Trump later said he used trade talks with both nations to push for de-escalation.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed the expanded ceasefire on Sunday at the 47th ASEAN summit in Malaysia.
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