Cambodia calls for ceasefire with Thailand, AFP reports


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  • Saturday, 26 Jul 2025

Army vehicles drive along a road in Buriram province, after Thailand scrambled an F-16 fighter jet to bomb targets in Cambodia following artillery volleys from both sides that killed civilians, Thailand, July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

(Reuters) -Cambodia called for a ceasefire with Thailand, AFP reported on Friday, citing Chhea Keo, the country's ambassador to the United Nations.

"Cambodia asked for an immediate ceasefire -- unconditionally -- and we also call for the peaceful solution of the dispute," AFP said in a post on X quoting Keo, who made the statement following a closed meeting of the Security Council attended by Cambodia and Thailand.

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