Bangkok, 27 December 2025 (dpa/MIA) - Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following weeks of border clashes, with the defence ministers of both countries signing a joint statement.

The ceasefire covers all weapons, attacks on civilians, civilian infrastructure and military targets across all areas, according to the statement, which was published on Saturday.

The ministers met at a border checkpoint between Cambodia's Pailin province and Thailand's Chanthaburi province, following preparatory discussions in a joint border committee in recent days.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul expressed hope on Friday in Bangkok that the two sides would agree on a joint statement.

Fighting had erupted at multiple points along the roughly 800-kilometre Thai-Cambodian border, with both countries accusing each other of shelling civilian areas, claims that each side denied.

Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced on both sides of the border and more than 100 people were killed, including several dozen civilians.

The hostilities stem from a decades-long territorial dispute.

Heavy clashes also occurred in July, ending after a few days with a ceasefire.

In October, the two sides agreed to withdraw heavy weapons from the border area and to conduct joint demining operations.

However, the truce was suspended in November following a new border incident, and tensions escalated further after a border skirmish on December 7. Fighting resumed at multiple points along the frontier.

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