Thailand, Thailand (AP) – Thai and Cambodia leaders meet in Malaysia in an urgent effort to resolve Fatal border clash It entered the fifth day despite its international appeal for peace.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Phumtam Wechayachai will be retained. discussion Monday afternoon at the official residence of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is hosting negotiations as chairman of the regional bloc of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries.
The battle flareed last Thursday Land mine explosion along the border Five Thai soldiers were injured. Both sides accused each other of starting a clash that killed at least 35 people and stolen more than 260,000 people on both sides. Both countries I remembered their ambassadors. And Thailand crossed all borders with Cambodia with the exception of migrant Cambodian workers returning home.
Armies from both sides reported on a continuing battle Monday along the border area. The shooting could be heard when dawn broke in Samron, Cambodia’s odd response ministry, the Associated Press reporter covering the conflict.
Later on Sunday, Anwar said that both sides will present their terms for peace, but “What matters is an immediate ceasefire.”
“I hope this works,” Anwar was quoted as saying by Bernama, the Malaysian national news agency. “It’s not as bad as many other countries, but it has to be stopped (to violence).”
The meeting put pressure on the US president directly from President Donald Trump.
Before departing for Kuala Lumpur, Phumtham told reporters in Bangkok that the US and China representatives would also be present as observers. He said the key focus is on an immediate ceasefire as Cambodia has not stopped its strike, but pointed out that trust could be a problem.
“We let them know that we don’t trust Cambodia. What they did reflect that they are not loyal to solve this issue. So they have to show in detail how they do it to prove their integrity,” he said.
Violence exemplifies a rare example of open military conflict between ASEAN member states, a regional bloc of 10 countries that take pride in non-aggression, peaceful dialogue and economic cooperation.
In a statement Monday, the ASEAN Foreign Minister reiterated concerns about rising deaths of many people along the conflicted border areas, the destruction of public property and evacuation. They urged the two countries to resolve the conflict through negotiations and expressed support for efforts to find a central foundation during Monday’s talks.
The conflict also attracted the attention of Pope Leo XIV. At the Vatican on Sunday, the Pope said he is praying for those affected by the clashes on the Thai-Cambodia border, especially for clashes with children and displaced people.
Rommao, 56, a province far from the border at the evacuation shelter in Cambodia’s Siemlip province, prays for a ceasefire contract during Monday’s leadership meeting. She and her family fled from their home, one kilometre (0.6 miles) from the frontline when the fight broke out on Thursday. They were evacuated to shelter, but after hearing the fire, they were redirected to yet another camp again.
“I don’t want to see this war happen. It’s very difficult and I don’t want to run around like this,” she said.
The 800-kilometer (500-mile) frontier between Thailand and Cambodia has been debated for decades, but past conflicts have been limited and short. The latest tensions broke out when Cambodian soldiers were killed in conflict that created a diplomatic rift. Thai domestic politics.
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NG was reported from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and from Sophon Cheans from Samron, Cambodia. Associated Press authors Chalida Ekvitthayavechnukul and Grant Peck contributed to this report.
