BANGKOK (AP) – Three Thai soldiers on the patrol were injured on Saturday, and one stepped into a land mine on the territory along the Cambodia border, the Thai Army said.
The incident came just two days later from both countries. We have confirmed our compliance with the ceasefire To end a short armed conflict.
An army statement said the incident took place in Sisakhet, Thailand, and said “it clearly shows both domestically and internationally that the use of hidden weapons in border areas continues to exist and constitutes a clear violation of the Ottawa Convention by Cambodians.”
The Ottawa Treaty, also known as the Treaty of Anti-Mines, is an international agreement that prohibits the use of weapons, and both Thailand and Cambodia are committed to it.
A statement from Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said the incident confirmed that the Thai Army’s findings “place new terrestrial mines in blatant violations of international law.” He also pointed out that this was the third such incident in less than a month.
A five-day armed conflict last month led to the murder of dozens of people on both sides, including civilians, and ousted over 260,000 people. The battle was wounded when he stumbled across the Anti-Pannel mine on a conflicted territory the day after five Thai soldiers were wounded.
a Ceasefire It took effect on July 29th, but the massive battle was over The tension remained high. The two countries on Thursday completed a 13-point agreement on the implementation of the armistice at a meeting in Malaysia.
A Thai Army statement accused Saturday of the mine explosion formed “an important obstacle to implementation of ceasefire measures and peaceful resolution of the issue,” citing its spokesman Major General Winchai Subaly.
A statement issued in response by the Cambodia Mining Litigation and the Victims Support Bureau denied Thailand’s allegations that Cambodia had built a new mine.
He said that Cambodia is a party to the Anti-People’s Mines Convention, saying, “We will not plant new terrestrial mines.”
Cambodia noted that it had cleared more than 1 million mines and nearly three million other fragments of unreachable faction, which began in 1970, due to more than 30 years of war and civil unrest.
Tensions have been boiling since May this year when Cambodian soldiers were shot dead by Thai troops in a short hulaka in another contested border area. The escalating conflict was characterized by cross-border restrictions and cross-border boycotts and bans on goods and services before the battle broke out.
In Saturday’s incident, sergeant Thai was seriously injured, including losing his left leg, a Thai Army statement said two civilians were injured.
