Overview
- Thailand’s and Cambodia’s defense ministers met on Dec. 27 in Chanthaburi to discuss the border fighting, with a halt to attacks on the agenda.
- Jiji Press reported the two sides agreed to a ceasefire, though no official confirmation was announced in the coverage provided.
- Working-level consultations have been underway in Chanthaburi since Dec. 24 in the lead-up to the ministerial talks.
- The armed exchanges reignited on Dec. 7 and continued for roughly three weeks along sections of the shared border.
- A special ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting on Dec. 22 prompted agreement to hold dialogue, as U.S. President Donald Trump and China urged an end to hostilities and offered mediation.