Overview
- The truce took effect at noon on Dec 27 local time and covers all weapons, explicitly prohibiting attacks on civilians, civilian objects, infrastructure and military targets in all areas.
- Both sides agreed to freeze troop movements, halt reinforcements and avoid airspace violations, with Cambodia reporting Thai airstrikes on the morning before the deal took effect.
- ASEAN’s observer team will monitor compliance alongside new direct lines between the two defense ministries and armed forces, and Thai officials reported quiet in the initial hours.
- Thailand will repatriate 18 Cambodian soldiers once the ceasefire holds for 72 hours, a condition Thai leaders described as a proof-of-sincerity period.
- The agreement includes cooperation on demining, cybercrime and curbing false information, and the countries’ foreign ministers will meet China’s Wang Yi in Yunnan to discuss next steps.