ASEAN deploys defence observer mission at Cambodia–Thailand border
The mission is to observe the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and support peace, stability, cooperation, and development.
The mission is to observe the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and support peace, stability, cooperation, and development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed the efforts by PM Anwar Ibrahim as well as Malaysia, the ASEAN Chair this year, in promoting the settlement of the Cambodia-Thailand border tensions, particularly in organising the July 28 meeting between the Cambodian Prime Minister and the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand, which led to a ceasefire agreement, the first positive step towards controlling the escalation of conflict between the two countries.
The Cambodia–Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) convened in Phnom Penh on June 14, marking its first meeting in 12 years.