Malaysian PM: Thailand, Cambodia 'agreed' to ceasefire

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday that Thailand and Cambodia had “agreed” to a ceasefire but needed time to pull back their troops from the border, state-run news agency Bernama reported, as cross-border fighting continued for a second day, Report informs via Anadolu.

Bangkok said it “fully agrees in principle” with Anwar’s proposal, while Phnom Penh said it accepted the ceasefire but blamed Thailand for reversing it.

"The Thai side had agreed to his proposal for a ceasefire," Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Facebook. But, he added: "It is regrettable that just over an hour later, the Thai side informed us that they had reversed their position from agreeing to the ceasefire."

Anwar spoke to his Thai and Cambodian counterparts on Thursday night.