Bangkok, Oct. 23 -- Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to advance efforts to demarcate their shared boundary following a two-day special meeting of the Joint Commission held in Chanthaburi in Thailand.

The development comes ahead of the ASEAN Summit this weekend in Kuala Lumpur in which both countries are likely to reach and sign an accord to resolve ongoing border conflicts in the presence of US President Donald Trump.

The long standing border dispute between the two countries escalated in July this year when over five days troops clashed claiming lives and displacing people in thousands on both sides. A ceasefire, mediated by Malaysia, was implemented in late July 2025 and ASEAN observers, coordinated by Malaysia, are monitoring the tr...