Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to scale back the use of violence against illegal border crossers, although Bangkok would not promise to stop shooting trespassers.
The agreement revealed Monday by the Phnom Penh Post, was reached at last week's 5th Meeting of the Governors of Thai-Cambodian Border Provinces in Bangkok.
Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda and his Cambodian counterpart Sar Kheng pledged to settle illegal migration and border-crossing issues "in accordance with both international and national humanitarian ... procedures of each country", a statement released after the three-day meeting read.
Both nations did agree to continue to facilitate border crossing by seasonal workers, fight against human trafficking and open new border checkpoints.
Thai soldiers have killed five Cambodians so far this year and another 15 Khmers have gone missing while illegally logging in Thailand, Phnom Penh claimed in early August.
Fatal shootings of Cambodians by Thai soldiers have been regular points of contention between the neighbours in recent years. In 2014, 11 Cambodians were killed while illegally logging in Thailand, down from 34 in 2013, according to the Interior Ministry in Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh repeatedly has asked Thailand to arrest, not shoot, illegal border crossers, but military officials have countered that they often have to open fire in self-defence.