Thailand and Cambodia will hold talks next week in an effort to revive a ceasefire as deadly border clashes enter a third week, Thailand’s foreign minister said.
The renewed fighting has killed at least 41 people and displaced nearly 900,000 on both sides.
Although both countries signed a US-brokered ceasefire in July, violence resumed earlier this month, with each side blaming the other.
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said the earlier truce was rushed and did not fully reflect conditions on the ground.
He confirmed that military officials from both countries will meet on 24 December before any new ceasefire can be agreed.
The conflict has involved artillery exchanges along the 800km border and Thai air strikes on Cambodian positions.
Regional and international efforts to mediate are ongoing, with Malaysia, the US, and China all involved.
The fighting is considered the worst conflict between ASEAN member states since the bloc was founded in 1967, raising concerns about regional stability and ASEAN’s credibility.
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