KUALA LUMPUR:
Thailand and Cambodia today signed an initial peace agreement to sustain a ceasefire along their shared border, in a ceremony witnessed by the US and Malaysia as Asean chair.
The agreement, dubbed the “Kuala Lumpur Accord”, commits both countries to an immediate cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of heavy weapons from conflict zones, and the start of joint de-mining operations.
Tensions between the neighbours erupted in July into the deadliest clashes in decades, leaving more than 40 people dead and displacing around 300,000.
The two sides initially agreed to a ceasefire on July 28, facilitated by Malaysia with support from the US, though accusations of violations have persisted since.
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