Overview
- Technical negotiations under the bilateral General Border Committee are underway through Friday on the Thai side in Chanthaburi.
- If delegates reach consensus, defense chiefs are slated to formalize a potential agreement on Saturday with a joint press briefing.
- Thailand’s conditions include a prior cease-fire declaration from Cambodia, third-party observation to verify compliance, and cooperation on clearing border mines.
- Cambodia wants the signing held in Pailin and had proposed shifting talks to Malaysia, a move Thailand rejected as it insists on a strictly bilateral process.
- Official tolls remain disputed: Thailand reports 42 civilian and 23 military deaths with more than 160,000 displaced, while Cambodia cites 21 civilian deaths and about 550,000 people uprooted.