America’s concern about the conflicts between Cambodia and Thailand
The US Secretary of State expressed his concern over the ongoing “violence” between Cambodia and Thailand in a phone call with Cambodian Prime Minister Hon Manet.
According to RCO News Agency, in this phone call, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio once again emphasized the desire of the Preside of the United States, Donald Trump, to establish peace and the need for the full implemeation of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Agreemes.
According to Anatolia News agency, Cambodia and Thailand signed a peace agreeme in October at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in attendance, but this agreeme was suspended after Thai soldiers were seriously injured in a mine explosion in a border province.
“Rubio also reiterated that the United States is ready to facilitate negotiations to ensure peace and stability between Cambodia and Thailand,” the US State Departme stateme said.
The Prime Minister of Cambodia wrote in Telegram that he and Rubio discussed the developmes related to the ceasefire and the implemeation of the peace agreeme with Thailand.
He also emphasized Cambodia’s “firm commitme” to the Bangkok-Phnom Penh agreeme and expressed hope that bilateral efforts will be made to resolve border disputes and achieve lasting peace.
The phone call came after Thailand and Cambodia held their first military talks on Wednesday in Thailand’s Chahaburi province amid renewed fighting, bringing the total number of dead on both sides to 96 since fighting resumed on December 8, a day after two Thai soldiers were wounded in a border skirmish.
The meeting, which reportedly lasted less than an hour, was the first military talks between Thai and Cambodian officials since hostilities resumed. The two sides will coinue military talks today (Friday).
Thai officials announced that 23 Thai soldiers and one civilian were killed in the fighting, adding that 41 other civilians died as “side effects”.
The Ministry of Ierior of Cambodia also announced that 31 Cambodian civilians were killed.
Nearly a million people have been displaced on both sides since the fighting resumed.
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