The situation reverses: Hongmanai compromises, Petton stops when he sees good, and the situation in Thailand and Cambodia cools overnight

The tensions in Cambodia and Thailand suddenly reversed! Cambodia and Thailand reached a third round of bilateral negotiations to withdraw the troops of both sides to the agreed area before 2024. Due to the escalating tensions in Cambodia and Thailand caused by the border conflict, it cooled overnight, and Cambodia and Thailand are expected to return to their former peace.

Xinhua News Agency and CCTV News reported on the evening of June 8 that Thai Prime Minister Petton posted on social media on June 8 that she had discussed the border situation with the Cambodian government and reached a consensus on the favorable situation: Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to adjust the deployment location of troops at the border disputed locations that conflicted at the end of last month to ease tensions.

Pettontan said that after discussions with Cambodia, both sides agreed to adjust the deployment of troops in disputed locations to reduce the atmosphere of confrontation and create an atmosphere of cooperation for the meeting held by the Joint Border Commission of the two countries on June 14.

She stressed that Thailand and Cambodia maintain communication at all levels and strive to make bilateral relations return to normal as soon as possible.

Former Cambodia's prime minister and Senate Chairman Hun Sen posted on social media on June 8 that Cambodia adjusted its troops in disputed areas in an attempt to avoid large-scale violent conflict.

Hun Sen said that the people of Cambodia and Thailand sincerely hope for lasting peace and do not want to see war. All levels of efforts are working to find solutions through dialogue, and these efforts are currently achieving fruitful results.

Thai media reported that on June 8, Cambodian soldiers in the disputed Chongbo area of ​​the Thailand-Cambodia border went to the Suranaree border troops of the Second Military Region of the Thai-Cambodia Army to request negotiations.

After the approval of the commander of the Thai Army General Pana, Lieutenant General Bensing, Commander of the Second Military Region of the Thai Army, held negotiations with the Cambodian military on the same day. This negotiation was successful: both Cambodia and Thai troops were withdrawn to their location in 2024, and at the same time, Cambodia will bury the excavated trenches and restore them to their original state.

Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao reported on June 8 that Thai Army spokesman Wen Tai said that the Thai and Cambodian troops held talks on the border dispute in the Chaobo area of ​​Thailand at 10 a.m. on June 8. The two sides agreed to withdraw the Cambodian troops from the Chaobo area, and the troops of both sides retreated to the established position reached by 2024, creating a good atmosphere for the Thai-Cambodia Joint Border Commission meeting to be held on June 14.

Wentai said that the Cambodian army agreed to retreat 150 to 200 meters from the conflict areas and land the trenches they excavated. In addition, the military forces of both sides will maintain weekly dialogue to ensure effective management of military interaction.

After the Cambodian and Thai troops broke out in a 10-minute firefight in the disputed border area on May 28, relations between the two countries deteriorated and fell into a standoff, and tensions continued to escalate.

At the same time, Cambodia and Thailand held two rounds of bilateral negotiations on the border conflict on June 5 and 7, but both returned in vain. Tensions intensified, causing concerns in ASEAN.

In 2025, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar, the rotating ASEAN chairman, called Thai Prime Minister Petton and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hon Manai, respectively, urging Thailand and Cambodia to maintain restraint and ease the situation through dialogue, but failed.

However, in the third round of negotiations held on the morning of June 8, Cambodia and Thailand reached an agreement, mainly because Cambodia gave up the position of refusing to withdraw the army from its original position in the first two rounds of negotiations, and agreed to withdraw the army to its position before the gunfight broke out, and Thailand would just stop. Everyone was very happy.

In the Cambodia-Thailand conflict, the young leaders of the two countries, whether Cambodian Prime Minister Honmanai or Thai Prime Minister Petton, have shown a stance to defend national interests, and their support ratings at home may be increased.