Thai and Cambodian leaders were meeting in Malaysia on Monday, which despite increasing international calls for peace, in an immediate attempt to solve the deadly border clashes entering the fifth day.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai acting Prime Minister Fummattha Vichachai were interacting at the official residence of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, hosting talks as the Chairman of the Regional Block of South -East Asian nations.
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The fight aristed last Thursday Five Thai soldiers were injured after the explosion of a land mine along the border. Both sides blamed each other for starting the clashes, who killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 260,000 people from both sides. Both countries recalled their ambassadors and Thailand closed all the border crossings with Cambodia, with an exception to migrant Cambodian workers who were returning home.
Soldiers from both sides reported the fight on Monday with the border areas. Gunfire can be heard as a morning at Samorong in Odar Meenche province of Cambodia, the associated press reporters covering the conflict.
Cambodian Ministry of Defense spokesman Mali Socheta said the Thai attack was “running and strong” on Monday.
Anwar said late on Sunday that both sides would present their terms for peace but “what is important is an immediate ceasefire.”
“I hope it can do it,” Anwar was said by the Malaysian National News Agency Bernama. “Although it is not bad as many other countries, we have to do a restriction (for violence).”
The meeting followed President Trump’s direct pressure, which warned that the United States could not move forward with trade deals with the country if enmity continues.
In a statement, US State Secretary Marco Rubio said, “Foreign Department officials are on the ground to assist these peace efforts in Malaysia. Both President Trump and I are connected with their respective counterparts for each country and are monitoring the situation very closely. We want this struggle to end as soon as possible.”
Before departing to Kuala Lumpur, Fummam told reporters in Bangkok that representatives from the US and China would also participate in talks as observers. He said that significant focus will be on an immediate ceasefire, but the trust noted may be an issue as Cambodia has not stopped its attacks.
He said, “We have informed that we do not believe in Cambodia. They all reflect that they are not honest in solving this problem. So they have to show expansion to show how they will do to prove their honesty,” he said.
Violence is a rare example of open military conflict between ASEAN member states, a 10-nation regional block that has proud of non-aggression, peaceful dialogue and economic cooperation.
In a statement on Monday, ASEAN Foreign Ministers reiterated concern Rising death tollDestruction of public qualities and displacement of large number of people with disputed border areas. He urged the two countries to resolve their disputes through negotiations and express support for efforts to find a middle ground during Monday’s talks.
The conflict also attracted the attention of Pope Leo XIV. In the Vatican on Sunday, Pontiff said he was praying for all those affected by war in the world, “Thailand and Cambodia, especially for those affected on the border between children and displaced families.”
In a cleaned shelter, far away from the border in the Siam Reap province of Cambodia, 56 -year -old Ron Mao prayed for a ceasefire deal during a meeting of leaders on Monday. He and his family fled from their home 0.6 miles away from the front line on Thursday. He took shelter in a shelter, but after hearing the artillery shelling, he again went to another camp.
He said, “I don’t want to see this war. It’s very difficult and I don’t want to run here in this way,” he said, “when I heard that our Prime Minister had to go to talk for peace, I would be very happy if they reached the deal as soon as possible, so that I and my children could return home as soon as possible.”
The 500 mile border between Thailand and Cambodia has been disputed for decades, but the previous conflict has been limited and abbreviated. The latest tension in May spread when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a confrontation, which created a diplomatic rift and cried to Thailand’s domestic politics.
