Thailand has accused Cambodia of "deliberately" violating a new ceasefire aimed at stopping border clashes. The two countries had agreed on Monday to end five days of fighting that left at least 33 people dead and displaced thousands.
The Thai military said it stopped firing at midnight on Monday, but claimed that firing from the Cambodian side continued at multiple locations until the morning.
However, Cambodia’s defence ministry told AFP that there had been “no armed clashes” since the ceasefire started.
Border tensions and previous clashes
The historical border dispute between the two Southeast Asian neighbours flared up again in May after a Cambodian soldier was killed and Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine blast. Relations between the two countries fell to their lowest point in over a decade.
Leaders’ talks and international pressure
On Monday, the prime ministers of Cambodia, Hun Manet, and Thailand, Phumtham Vechayachai, met in Malaysia in talks brokered by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Hun Manet called the ceasefire “a very good result”. Thailand, with its long-standing military and technical superiority, was initially reluctant to negotiate. However, after US President Donald Trump threatened to suspend trade talks, Bangkok agreed to the ceasefire.
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