Thailand agrees in principle to ceasefire with Cambodia after deadly border clashes

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Thailand announced the weekend that it had agreed in principle with Cambodia in principle and was ready to launch a bilateral dialogue to end the deadliest clashes between the two countries in a decade.

Southeast Asian neighbors exchanged fire with a heavy artillery on the third day on the third day on the third day, as a border dispute that killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 1.5 million from their homes spread across the border.

The Foreign Ministry said in a statement on X, “Thailand in principle agrees that a ceasefire should be held at this place.”

After that, after a US President Donald Trump’s post, who said he had spoken to Cambodian leader Han Moniet and Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phamtam Vichychi, and both sides agreed to meet and agreed to “work quickly” a ceasefire.

The Thai Foreign Ministry confirmed the phone call between Trump and Pumtham, and emphasized that the potential ceasefire, “would like to see a sincere intention from Thailand Cambodian.”

It states that Patamham requested Trump to reach the Cambodian party that Thailand wants to demand a bilateral dialogue as soon as possible to bring steps and procedures for a peaceful resolution of the ceasefire and conflict. “

Hours ago, clashes broke out in the coastal areas of the countries, where they meet the Gulf of Thailand, which meets about 250 km (160 miles) southwest southwest of the main front lines, with blasts on Saturday afternoon.

“It feels like I’m fleeing a combat area,” 76 -year -old Samli Surchai told AFP at a temple shelter for evacuation in Thai town, Kantarom, when he left his farm near the border.

This week, a long -standing border dispute began in fighting with jets, tanks and ground troops.

Before fighting in the rural border region, the initial long competition caused tension on ancient temple sites, which is a peak of hills surrounded by wild forests and agricultural land where locals cultivate rubber and rice.

‘Tragic and unnecessary’

Although each party has expressed open -mindedness for reconciliation, they have accused each other of being offended by the efforts of the Armostis.

The Cambodia Ministry of Defense said that the killing of 13 people was confirmed in the fighting on Thursday, including eight civilians and five soldiers, injuring 71 people.

Thai officials say 13 civilians and seven soldiers have been killed by them, who are far greater in the two countries in the last major period of the fighting between 2008 and 2011.

Both sides reported a coastal strip collision earlier Saturday, Cambodia accused Thai forces of firing “five heavy artillery shells” in the province’s Purse province, and is affiliated with Thailand’s Tharti province.

The conflict has forced more than 138,000 people from Thailand’s border areas, and more than 35,000 people have been run from their homes in Cambodia.

Following an immediate meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Friday, Cambodia’s UN ambassador, six, said his country wants a “immediate ceasefire” and a peaceful solution to the conflict.

UN chief Antonio Guterres was deeply concerned about armed clashes and urged the two sides to “immediately agree to ceasefire” and find a long -lasting solution on Saturday.

His deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq, said in a statement, “Secretary General condemns the tragic and unnecessary loss of lives, injuries to civilians and the damage to homes and infrastructure on both sides.”

Rotate for dialogue

Both sides have accused the other for the first shooting.

In addition, Cambodia has accused Thai forces of using cluster weapons, while Thailand has accused Cambodia of targeting civilian infrastructure, including shells.

A long-standing dispute between neighbors in the fighting has increased a dramatic increase-both popular locations for millions of foreign tourists-on the border of their joint 800 km, where dozens of kilometers have been fought.

A UN court’s decision settled the matter for more than a decade in 2013, but the current crisis broke out in May when a Cambodian military soldier was killed in a border conflict.

Last month, former Cambodian leader Han Sen, when a call was recorded with Thailand’s then Prime Minister Puttunnatra Shinwatra, was dramatically presented.

The leakage gave rise to a political crisis in Thailand because Patungran was accused of not standing enough for Thailand, and would criticize his army.

He was suspended from the court by a court order.