Thailand and Cambodia agree immediate and unconditional ceasefire
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai have agreed to 'an immediate and unconditional ceasefire with effect from… midnight of July 28″, Mr Anwar said as he read out a joint statement.
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, left and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, right, shake hands as Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gestures after talks in Putrajaya, Malaysia (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)
Mr Hun Manet and Mr Phumtham hailed the outcome of the meeting and shook hands at the conclusion of the brief press conference.
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