Thailand’s Defence Minister will join ongoing talks with Cambodia on ‍Saturday (December 27, 2025) that could lead to a truce, the Thai premier said ​on Friday (December26), as border clashes between the two Southeast ‌Asian neighbours continued for a third week.

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If the ​Defence Minister is able to come to an agreement with his Cambodian counterpart, the two countries will make a deal in line with a previous pact brokered with the help of U.S. President Donald Trump following a previous round of clashes in July, he said.

“What is important is that ​both of us have to keep the promises that ⁠both will not threaten, offend, instigate, and to reduce hostility between the two countries,” Anutin Charnvirakul told reporters in Bangkok, referring to a potential deal.

A ​Cambodian Defence Ministry spokeswoman ⁠did not immediately respond to a request for comment.