To ease tensions, the two neighbours agreed to freeze troop numbers stationed along the border at the time when the ceasefire took effect on July 28, with no additional troop deployments allowed.
They also agreed to stop the use of force against civilians and civilian structures, and to release any captured soldiers immediately.
Both sides blame each other for sparking the conflict and deliberately targeting civilians. Officially, most of the dead and wounded on both sides during the intense clashes were civilians caught in rocket and missile strikes.
“Our ultimate goal is to enable people on both sides of the border to return to their normal lives in peace and security,” Thailand’s Acting Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit told reporters.
