This comes following stress from U.S. President Donald Trump to finish a lethal border dispute, now in its fourth day, which has killed at the very least 34 folks and displaced greater than 168,000.
Jirayu Huangsap stated performing Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai will attend Monday’s (July 28, 2025) talks in response to an invite from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim “to debate peace efforts within the area.”
The spokesperson additionally stated Phumtham’s Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet will even attend the talks, although this was not instantly confirmed by the Cambodian facet. He added that Mr. Anwar was performing in his capability as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, which is held on an annual rotating foundation by its 10 members.
Mr. Trump posted on Truth Social on Saturday (July 26, 2025) that he spoke to the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia and prompt he wouldn’t transfer ahead with commerce agreements with both nation if the hostilities continued. He later stated each side agreed to fulfill to barter a ceasefire.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet stated earlier on Sunday (July 27, 2025) his nation agreed to pursue an “instant and unconditional ceasefire.” He stated Mr. Trump instructed him that Thailand had additionally agreed to halt assaults following the U.S. president’s dialog with Phumtham.
He stated he tasked his deputy, Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, to coordinate subsequent steps with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and to interact immediately with Thailand’s overseas minister to implement the ceasefire.
Thailand expressed cautious assist. Phumtham thanked Mr. Trump and stated that Thailand agreed in precept to a ceasefire however confused the necessity for “honest intention” from Cambodia, the Thai Foreign Ministry stated. Phumtham referred to as for swift bilateral talks to debate concrete steps towards a peaceable decision, it stated.
The preventing flared on Thursday (July 24, 2025) after a land mine explosion alongside the border wounded 5 Thai troopers. Both sides blamed one another for beginning the clashes. Both international locations recalled their ambassadors, and Thailand closed its border crossings with Cambodia.
Despite the diplomatic efforts, preventing continued on Sunday (July 27, 2025) alongside elements of the contested border, with each side refusing to budge and buying and selling blame over renewed shelling and troop actions.
Col. Richa Suksowanont, a Thai military deputy spokesperson, stated Cambodian forces fired heavy artillery into Surin province, together with at civilian houses, early on Sunday (July 27, 2025). He stated Cambodia additionally launched rocket assaults concentrating on the traditional Ta Muen Thom temple, claimed by each international locations, and different areas in a bid to reclaim territory secured by Thai troops. Thai forces responded with long-range artillery to strike Cambodian artillery and rocket launchers.
Mr. Richa stated Mr. Trump’s efforts to mediate had been a “separate matter.” “The battlefield operations will proceed, and a ceasefire can solely occur if Cambodia formally initiates negotiations,” he added.
“Any cessation of hostilities can’t be reached whereas Cambodia is severely missing in good religion and repeatedly violating the essential rules of human rights and humanitarian legislation,” Thailand’s Foreign Ministry stated individually.
Cambodian Defence Ministry Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata accused Thai forces of escalating the violence with bombardment of Cambodian territory early on Sunday (July 27, 2025), adopted by a “large-scale incursion” involving tanks and floor troops in a number of areas.
“Such actions undermine all efforts towards peaceable decision and expose Thailand’s clear intent to escalate reasonably than de-escalate the battle,” she stated.
Thailand on Sunday (July 27, 2025) reported a brand new demise of a soldier, bringing the full variety of fatalities to 21, principally civilians. Cambodia stated 13 folks have been killed. More than 131,000 folks in Thailand have evacuated to secure areas and over 37,000 folks fled from three Cambodian provinces. Many border villages are principally abandoned, with many faculties and hospitals shut.
Pichayut Surasit, an air-conditioning technician in Thailand, stated the sudden outbreak of preventing meant leaving his work in Bangkok to return dwelling to guard his household.
“I didn’t have the guts to proceed with my work after I heard the information. I needed to return again as quickly as doable, however I needed to wait till the night,” he stated. Now at a shelter in Surin housing some 6,000 evacuees, Pichayut worries for his spouse and twin daughters, hoping the battle will finish quickly to allow them to return to their dwelling in Kap Choeng district, one of many hardest hits by shelling.
Bualee Chanduang, a neighborhood vendor who moved to the identical shelter on Thursday (July 24, 2025) along with her household and pet rabbit, is relying on swift negotiations to finish the violence. “I pray for God to assist in order that each side can agree to speak and finish this warfare,” she stated.
The U.N. Security Council has referred to as on ASEAN, a regional bloc, to mediate peace between the 2 members. Human Rights Watch has condemned the reported use of cluster munitions, weapons banned by worldwide legislation, in populated areas, and urged each governments to guard civilians.
The 800-km (500-mile) frontier between Thailand and Cambodia has been disputed for many years, however previous confrontations have been restricted and temporary. The newest tensions erupted in May when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a confrontation that created a diplomatic rift and roiled Thailand’s home politics.
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