representatives from Thailand and Cambodia have met at a border checkpoint between the two neighboring countries to discuss an end to the im The conflict flared up again in December to advise. The Cambodian government said both delegations attended the start of the four-day negotiations “to ensure an end to hostilities” and “to enable a rapid return to normality.” A photo of the delegations was published.
Thailand is also optimistic about the meeting. Surasant Kongsiri, spokesman for the Ministry of Defense in Bangkok, expressed confidence that the meeting would yield positive results. However, the success of the talks scheduled until Saturday depends on the sincerity of the Cambodian side in word and deed.
In December fighting flared up between Thailand and Cambodia again. According to authorities, more than 40 people have been killed so far over 900,000 distributed. Both sides blame each otherfor triggering the new clashes, each citing their right to self-defense.
Foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian confederation agreed to hold consultations
On Monday, the foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian association Asean met for crisis talks about the border conflict in Malaysia. Bilateral consultations between representatives of Thailand and Cambodia were agreed on Wednesday. There was initially no agreement on the venue for the meeting: Malaysia had initially offered to host the talks. Later, Thailand’s foreign ministry spokesman Nikorndej Balankura said the venue for the two-day talks was “currently being discussed.”
At the end of October, the two states met in Malaysia in the presence of US President Donald Trump signed an agreementwhich was intended to ensure long-term peace. The However, Thailand suspended implementation of the agreement in November. The conflict, which has been going on for decades, goes back to an unclear border demarcation by Cambodia’s former colonial power France in 1907.
