, July 28 -- Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an "immediate and unconditional" ceasefire from midnight to end deadly border clashes, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced on Monday.

Anwar, who chaired the emergency talks as head of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said both countries reached a common understanding to take steps toward restoring peace and normalcy along their shared border.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai "have agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire with effect from... midnight of 28 July," Anwar said as he read out a joint statement following the meeting.

Both leaders hailed the outcome of the talks and shook hands at t...