Thailand and Cambodia on the 27th (local time) agreed to halt 20 days of armed clashes and enter an immediate cease-fire.
The two countries held a defense ministers' meeting that day in the border area of Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, and signed a cease-fire agreement to stop the armed clashes that had continued for the past three weeks. The cease-fire takes effect at noon that day.
In a joint statement, the two defense ministers said, "Both sides agreed to maintain the current deployments without any additional troop movements," and noted they would refrain from any reinforcements that could heighten tensions.
They also agreed to allow civilians living in the border area to return home as quickly as possible and to cooperate on demining in the border zone and combating cybercrime.
The cease-fire was concluded under the observation of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) observer team, and the two countries agreed to resume activities of the "special border committee (GBC)" to peacefully resolve future border delimitation issues.
Earlier, in July, the two countries saw at least 48 deaths from armed clashes in the border zone. With mediation by U.S. President Donald Trump in October, they signed a cease-fire agreement, but fighting resumed on the 7th, reigniting the conflict.
Last month, relations between the two countries deteriorated sharply after Thai troops were injured in a land mine explosion. Fighting that continued for 20 days left at least 101 people dead in both countries, and more than 500,000 residents near the border fled.