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Thailand and Cambodia signed a joint statement resuming the ceasefire along the border between the two countries after 20 days of intense fighting, according to Thai state television channel Thai PBS.
As noted in the statement, Thai Defense Minister Natthaphon Nakphanit and Cambodian Defense Minister Thea Seikhi signed a joint statement on the resumption of the ceasefire, which comes into effect on December 27.
Armed conflict on the border between Thailand and Cambodia, involving heavy military equipment, artillery, and airstrikes, resumed on December 7. According to the latest data from the Thai armed forces as of December 22, 22 service members were killed and over 120 wounded in the fighting. Cambodian authorities reported 30 civilian deaths and 87 injuries.
In addition, more than 400,000 people on each side were forced to flee their homes in border areas as a result of the escalation of the conflict.
Territorial issues between Thailand and Cambodia date back to the colonial era of French Indochina. The Kingdom of Siam, now Thailand, completed its border demarcation with French administration in 1907. Several sections of the border were overlooked by the French demarcation commission due to the inaccessibility of the terrain. After Cambodia gained independence from France in 1953, these sections became the subject of a territorial dispute between the two countries.
