Ceasefire Between Cambodia and Thailand

Although the original State Department page is currently inaccessible, mirrored copies show it was a short press statement from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It:

• Welcomed the announcement by Cambodia and Thailand that they had reached a ceasefire halting hostilities along their border after a General Border Committee meeting.
• Urged both governments to honor the ceasefire and fully implement the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords (the broader peace framework agreed earlier in Malaysia). In other words, it was a formal U.S. endorsement of the new truce and a call for both sides to stick to its terms.

For this specific release, the text is attributed to:

• Marco Rubio, U.S. Secretary of State, as the author of the press statement.
• It is published in the “Office of the Spokesperson / Press Statement” section on state.gov, which is the office that posts such releases on behalf of the Secretary and relevant regional bureaus (here, likely the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs). So the statement itself is issued in the Secretary of State’s name, and the Office of the Spokesperson is the part of State that posts it online.

Yes. Several official non‑U.S. sources confirm and detail the ceasefire:

• Thailand – Ministry of Foreign Affairs: A 27 Dec 2025 press release on the 3rd Special Meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) between Thailand and Cambodia states that a ceasefire would take effect at 12:00 local time on 27 Dec 2025, be monitored for 72 hours, and is linked to the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration and humanitarian steps such as returning 18 Cambodian soldiers and setting up joint demining mechanisms.
• Thailand – MFA statements on earlier July ceasefire: A 30 Jul 2025 MFA statement describes violations of “the ceasefire agreement” that entered into force at midnight on 28 Jul 2025, confirming that such a ceasefire existed and giving its start time.
• Cambodia – MFA / Defense updates: Cambodian foreign and defense ministry documents (e.g., “Updates on the situation along the Cambodia–Thailand border” PDFs on mfaic.gov.kh) describe Cambodia’s commitment to the 28 July 2025 ceasefire and subsequent GBC agreements.
• UN / international: News based on UN briefings notes the UN Secretary‑General welcomed the Thailand–Cambodia ceasefire and expressed hope it would lead to lasting peace, confirming the truce from the UN side.

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If the State Department page stays inaccessible, the public or journalists can still request or obtain the text of the release by:

• Using mirror copies: The full text of “Ceasefire Between Cambodia and Thailand” is reproduced verbatim as a U.S. Department of State press statement on GlobalSecurity.org and in other syndications.
• Contacting the State Department Press Office: Reporters can email or call the Office of the Spokesperson / Press Office in Washington, D.C., requesting the text of the 27 Dec 2025 press statement by Secretary Marco Rubio on the Cambodia–Thailand ceasefire.
• Contacting U.S. embassies: The U.S. Embassy in Thailand has posted closely related ceasefire statements and can confirm or provide the text or links.
• Filing a FOIA request (for archival certainty): Anyone can file a Freedom of Information Act request with the Department of State asking for the December 27, 2025 press statement titled “Ceasefire Between Cambodia and Thailand,” though this is slower and typically used for records, not breaking news.