Cambodia requires rapid ceasefire with Thailand

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Cambodia has known as for an "rapid" ceasefire with Thailand, after two days of cross-border preventing between the 2 South East Asian neighbours.

Cambodia's ambassador to the UN, Chhea Keo, mentioned his nation requested for a truce "unconditionally", including that Phnom Penh additionally wished a "peaceable answer of the dispute".

Thailand has not publicly commented on the ceasefire proposal. It earlier declared martial legislation in eight districts bordering Cambodia.

Not less than 16 folks have been killed and tens of hundreds displaced in each international locations, who accuse one another of firing the primary photographs on Thursday.

Thailand's appearing Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Friday warned that the clashes might "transfer in the direction of struggle".

He mentioned the preventing now included heavy weapons and had unfold to 12 areas alongside the border.

Thailand additionally accused Cambodia of firing into civilian areas and evacuated all villages deemed to be throughout the radius of its rockets.

Cambodia, for its half, accused Thailand of utilizing cluster munitions. Cluster munitions are banned in a lot of the world due to their indiscriminate impact on civilian populations. Thailand has not responded to the allegations.

In the meantime, Thailand's international minister advised the Reuters information company there was "no want" for third-party mediation within the battle, at the same time as international leaders appealed for a right away ceasefire.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who chairs the Affiliation of South East Asian Nations (Asean), had earlier supplied to facilitate talks between the 2 international locations.

The US additionally known as for an "rapid cessation of hostilities, safety of civilians and a peaceable decision of the battle".

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Thailand says the clashes started with Cambodia's navy deploying drones to conduct surveillance of Thai troops close to the border.

Cambodia says Thai troopers initiated the battle once they violated a previous settlement by advancing on a Khmer-Hindu temple close to the border.

The dispute between the 2 international locations dates again to greater than 100 years in the past, when the borders of the 2 nations had been drawn after the French occupation of Cambodia.

There have been sporadic clashes through the years which noticed troopers and civilians killed on either side.

The most recent tensions ramped up in Could after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a conflict, plunging bilateral ties to their lowest level in additional than a decade.