Cambodia has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire with Thailand as border clashes between the two Southeast Asian neighbors escalated for a second consecutive day, AFP reports.
Amid rising tensions and continued artillery exchanges along the Cambodia-Thailand border, Cambodia has appealed for a swift and unconditional halt to the conflict, according to AFP.
Speaking after a closed-door UN Security Council meeting on Friday, Cambodia’s UN Ambassador Chhea Keo urged a peaceful resolution to the conflict. “Cambodia asked for an immediate ceasefire – unconditionally – and we also call for the peaceful solution of the dispute,” Keo was quoted as saying by AFP.
Tensions flared this week as Thai and Cambodian forces exchanged heavy artillery fire across disputed border areas, with the fighting reportedly spreading to new locations. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet claimed that Thailand had initially agreed to a ceasefire proposal from Malaysia but later pulled back from the agreement.
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Thailand and Cambodia should scale back their military presence along their shared border and work together to de-escalate tensions, Thailand's new foreign minister told reporters on Thursday.
Thai police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Cambodian civilians in a disputed border area on Wednesday, authorities in both countries said. It's the most significant escalation since they declared a ceasefire to end a deadly five-day conflict in July.
A China-supported landmine elimination project has cleared more than 160 square kilometres of contaminated land in Cambodia since 2018, directly benefiting over 2.6 million people, officials said Saturday.
China has called on Cambodia and Thailand to step up efforts to bring about the swift restoration of peace along their shared border, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry released on Friday.
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