Thailand and Cambodia agreed on the ceasefire

The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed on the "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire. This was announced by Prime Minister of Malaysia Anvar Ibrahim following negotiations on July 28, which took place in his residence, BBC News reports.

The ceasefire will enter into force at midnight on July 29 (20:00 on July 28 by Moscow time).

Prime Minister Cambodia Hun Manet called the negotiations “very good”, noting that their result will give hundreds of thousands of people on both sides the opportunity to return to normal life. According to him, now the right time "to begin to restore trust and confidence in the future between Cambodia and Thailand."

The acting head of the Cabinet of Ministers of Thailand Phumtham Vecham said that negotiations were "in the spirit of goodwill", adding that Thailand is committed to the world.

• Claces using artillery and aviation began on the border of Thailand and Cambodia on July 24 - a few days after two Thai soldiers died as a result of the explosion of mines, which, according to the official Bangkok, were laid by the Cambodians.
• From the beginning of the exacerbation of the conflict, at least 33 people died.
• On July 26, US President Donald Trump said that he spoke on the phone with the Prime Minister of Cambodia and acting Prime Minister Thailand and said that "both sides are striving for the immediate cessation of fire and the world." After Trump's call to the world, the partiescontinued the shelling.