Thai and Cambodian armies agree to seek peaceful solutions at disputed border

Both sides aim to cool tensions after clash that resulted in Cambodian soldier's death

Cambodian Chief of Army Mao Sophan, left, meets with Thailand Chief of Army Gen. Pana Claewplodtook at a border checkpoint in Surin province, Thailand, on May 29. (Photo by Thai Royal Thai Army/AP)

May 30, 2025 10:14 JST

BANGKOK (AP) -- The army chiefs of Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday to a withdrawal and to seek a peaceful solution to the disputed border area where a brief clash a day earlier killed one Cambodian soldier, Thai officials said.

Cambodian troops were conducting a routine patrol along the border when the Thai side opened fire, Cambodia said Wednesday. The Thai army said that the Cambodian soldiers entered a disputed area and opened fire when Thai soldiers approached to negotiate.