Thailand releases 18 Cambodian prisoners of war 'Ceasefire Agreement'

Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held for five months, fulfilling the terms of a ceasefire agreement the two countries signed to end bitter fighting along their border.

The release was stipulated in the ceasefire agreement signed Saturday by the defence ministers of the two countries at the same border checkpoint



between Thailand’s Chanthaburi province and Cambodia’s Pailin province where the soldiers were released.

The repatriation of the 18 Cambodian soldiers was undertaken as a demonstration of goodwill and confidence-building, as well as in adherence to international humanitarian principles,” Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.