Thailand and Cambodia agree on ASEAN observers for ceasefire, Thai minister says

The two countries have also agreed to keep communications open and use bilateral mechanisms.

Cambodian and Thai delegates, led by their defense ministers, attend a border dispute meeting hosted by Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Aug 7. (Pool Photo via AP)

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to allow regional bloc ASEAN to act as observers of the ceasefire between the two neighbours, Thailand’s Acting Minister of Defence Nattaphon Narkphanit said on Thursday.

The two countries have also agreed to keep communications open and use bilateral mechanisms, he said in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur after a meeting with his Cambodian counterpart.

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