Thailand, Thailand (AP) – Thailand and Cambodia objected Their ceasefire It was held on Tuesday after they agreed to stop fighting in deals they reached in Malaysia under US pressure.
The Thai Army said Cambodia launched attacks in multiple regions after a ceasefire was supposed to take effect in the middle of the night, but Cambodia said it had not fired any locations.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai acting Prime Minister Phumtam Wechayachai agreed to a “unconditional” halt in Monday’s battle after five days Border Clash It killed dozens of people and drove away tens of thousands.
It was unclear whether combat was continuing along the border area, but mild signs returned to the location. Some families who were evacuated by the battle began to return home.
A spokesman for the Thai military said that Thailand had halted all military activities as agreed, but the Cambodian forces continued their strike and the Thai forces responded with defensive actions.
“Such actions represent a deliberate violation of the ceasefire and a serious violation of trust,” Major General Vitai Reicomya said in a statement.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Defense has rejected Thai accounts. “After the ceasefire became effective, there was no armed conflict at all frontlines. This is the solid determination of Cambodian leaders to implement the ceasefire,” said Marie Sochita, spokesman for the ministry.
Military commanders from both sides are scheduled for Tuesday to hold the first post-ceasefire meeting agreed under the agreement, she said.
A meeting with two national leaders on Monday was hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as annual chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries and was detained under US pressure. Anwar called the ceasefire “an important first step towards escalation and restoration of peace and security.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States praised the ceasefire declaration. “President (Donald) Trump and I are committed to an immediate halt of violence and we look forward to the Cambodian and Thai governments fully respecting their commitment to end this conflict,” Rubio said in a statement.
The battle began on Thursday Land mine explosion along the border Five Thai soldiers were injured. Both sides took responsibility for launching the conflict, killing 35 people and driving 260,000 people off on both sides.
Trump had warned that if hostility continued, the US might not proceed with trade deals with either country.
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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Sopheng Cheang was reported by Samron, Cambodia.
