Following renewed hostilities along their shared frontier, Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to restart discussions aimed at establishing a lasting ceasefire.
The negotiations are set for Wednesday, as stated by Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow. The Malaysian newspaper New Straits Times reported this development from Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
According to the report, Cambodia initially proposed the talks.
The announcement came after a special gathering of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Malaysia's capital, which focused on the border dispute between the two member nations.
ASEAN confirmed the planned discussions. The organization's foreign ministers expressed support for the agreement to convene the border committee and "reaffirmed the shared commitment to refrain from the threat or use of force, peaceful settlement of disputes, and respect for [an] international boundary and of international law."
Clashes in multiple areas along the Thai-Cambodian border are now in their third week. The conflict has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people on both sides.
The fighting originates from a territorial dispute that has persisted for decades. Each country blames the other for breaking the most recent ceasefire agreement.
