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Thailand, Cambodia Withdraw Troops Ahead of Talks
- On Sunday, June 8, 2025, Cambodia’s Defence Ministry announced that following a deadly clash on May 28 in an unmarked border area, Cambodia and Thailand have decided to pull back their forces to the locations they occupied before the incident in an effort to reduce tensions.
- The clash prompted both countries to reinforce their military presence amid long-standing disputes over an 817-kilometer border originally mapped by France in 1907 and renewed tensions sparked by Cambodia's troop movements in Chong Bok.
- According to Thailand's Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, discussions are underway to ease tensions, with both nations agreeing to return their troops to previously established positions from 2024 and focus on continuing peaceful communication. In response to security issues, Thailand has also reduced operating hours at several border crossings.
- Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn emphasized on June 8 that, due to the disputes' complexity and sensitivity, relying solely on bilateral discussions is unlikely to achieve a thorough and enduring resolution, and he advocated for a ruling by the International Court of Justice to secure an equitable settlement.
- The troop withdrawal signals a temporary easing of tensions ahead of a Joint Boundary Committee meeting scheduled for June 14, while the overall dispute remains complex, historical, and sensitive with differing views on arbitration.
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Thailand, Cambodia dial down tensions after clash in contested border area
Defense officials from Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to return their troops to positions they held before a fatal clash in a contested border area. Since last month's incident, both sides had been beefing up their military presence along the frontier.
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Tough talk drags on in Cambodia-Thailand border standoff. But tensions appear to be easing
Cambodia’s defense ministry says that the country’s troops have not withdrawn from a patch of land whose ownership is hotly disputed by neighboring Thailand.
Thailand and Cambodia Say They Will Return to Agreed Border Positions after Fatal Clash
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, June 8 (Reuters) – Cambodia’s Defence Ministry confirmed on Sunday that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to return their troops to previous border positions after a clash in which a Cambodian soldier was killed prompted both to reinforce their military presence.
Two days to know the story After facing heavy pressure from Thailand to adjust the opening and closing times of the border checkpoints in 7 provinces bordering Cambodia, and considering cutting off electricity at 9 points in "Sa Kaeo-Surin-Chanthaburi-Trat", areas bordering "Poipet-Phra Tabong-O Samet-Koh Kong", the latest report is that Cambodian soldiers along the border of Chong Bok, a major disputed point, secretly requested negotiations wit…
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