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Cambodia and Thailand to Meet for Ceasefire Talks Under U.S. Mediation as Clashes Persist

U.S. mediation follows four days of heavy artillery exchanges responsible for 33 deaths, which have forced more than 170,000 civilians across the border to flee their homes.

Máxima tensión entre Tailandia y Camboya.
Evacuaciones en Tailandia por los combates contra Camboya en la frontera.
A Thai military mobile unit fires towards Cambodia's side after Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery on Friday as their worst fighting in more than a decade stretched for a second day, in Surin, Thailand, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
389 / 5.000 Soldados del Ejército Real Tailandés son transportados en la parte trasera de un camión militar en la provincia fronteriza tailandesa de Si Sa Ket el 26 de julio de 2025. Tailandia y Camboya se enfrentaron con intenso fuego de artillería por tercer día consecutivo el 26 de julio, mientras un conflicto fronterizo que causó la muerte de al menos 33 personas y desplazó a más de 150.000 de sus hogares se extendía a través de la frontera. (Foto de Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

Overview

  • President Trump said he spoke with Prime Ministers Hun Manet and Phumtham Wechayachai, reporting their agreement to meet immediately under U.S. mediation to negotiate a ceasefire.
  • Skirmishes involving combat aircraft, artillery, tanks and infantry resumed on the fourth consecutive day along the contested Preah Vihear border region.
  • More than 170,000 civilians have been displaced by the fighting, straining relief operations on both sides of the frontier.
  • In a private UN Security Council session, Cambodia pressed for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire and Thailand countered with accusations of indiscriminate attacks on civilian sites.
  • ASEAN leaders and U.S. officials have called for restraint, with Washington warning that upcoming trade talks and tariffs hinge on a halt to the conflict.