Cambodian and Thai leaders hold ceasefire talks in Malaysia

Conflict talks They started among Thai and Kambodian leaders in Malaysia in an urgent effort to resolve the deadly border clashes that entered the fifth day despite increasing international calls for peace.

The Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manit and Thai Prime Minister Foumetham and Yuhayahay met on Monday to meet at the official residence of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who hosts negotiations as head of the regional bloc, the Southern Nations Association East Asia.

Fighting Last Thursday collapsed After the Earth’s mine exploded along the border, five Thai soldiers were wounded. Both sides blamed each other for the start of the clashes, which killed at least 35 people and explained more than 260,000 people on both sides. Both countries recalled the ambassadors and Thailand that closed all border crossings with Cambodia, with the exception of Cambod workers who return to the homeland.

The forces mentioned on both sides the ongoing fighting along the border areas. The Associated Press, which covers the conflict, said the shooting can be heard when dawn erupted in Samrong in Odar Menchi Province in Cambodia.

Mali Sochita, a spokesman for the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, said the Thai attack is “continuous and strong” on Monday.

Anwar said late on Sunday that both sides will present their circumstances for peace, but “the important thing is the immediate ceasefire.”

“I hope this will succeed,” Anwar was quoted as saying by the Malaysian National News Agency. “Although it is not like many other countries, we have to put an end (violence).”

The meeting followed direct pressure from US President Donald Trump, who warned that the United States may not progress in commercial deals with any of the countries if hostilities continue.

Before leaving for Kuala Lumpur, Fumtham told Bangkok that China and the United States representatives would also attend as observers. He said that the main focus will be on an immediate ceasefire, but the indication that confidence may be a problem because Cambodia did not stop its strikes.

He said: “We have informed that we have no confidence in Cambodia. All they did reflect that they are not honest in solving this problem. Therefore, they have to explain the details how they will do to prove their sincerity.”

The officials later said that the Chinese and American ambassadors to Malaysia attend the meeting.

Violence represents a rare example of the open military confrontation between the member states of ASEAN, a regional bloc of 10 countries that have been proud of uncertainty, peaceful dialogue and economic cooperation.

In a statement on Monday, the Asian foreign ministers repeated concern about the high number of death, the destruction of public real estate and the displacement of a large number of people along the disputed border areas. They urged the two countries to resolve their disputes through negotiations and expressed its support for the efforts made to find a middle land during the talks on Monday.

The conflict also drew the attention of Pope Liu XIV. On the Vatican on Sunday, the Pope said that he was praying for all those affected by the war in the world, including “for those affected by clashes on the border between Thailand and Cambodia, especially children and displaced families.”

At a shelter for evacuation in Sim Rape province in Cambodia away from the border, Ron Mao, 56, prays to a ceasefire during the leadership meeting on Monday. She and her family escaped from their home less than a mile from the confrontation line when the fighting erupted on Thursday. They resorted to a shelter, but they moved again to another camp away after hearing the artillery shelling.

She said: “I do not want to see this war happening. It is very difficult and I do not want to run like this, when I heard that our prime minister goes to negotiate for peace, I will be very happy if I reached the deal as soon as possible, so that my children and I can go home as soon as possible.”

They participated in the Thai feelings.

“I beg to the government. I want to end quickly,” the farmer, Nakorn Gominging, said in a evacuation camp in a evacuation camp in a evacuation camp in Surin, who hosts more than 6000 people. “I want to live in peace. I miss my home, pets, pigs, dogs and chicken,” said 63 -year -old.

The 500 miles were disputed between Thailand and Cambodia for decades, but the previous confrontations were limited and short. Recent tensions erupted in May when a Cambodian soldier was killed in the face of a diplomatic rift and local policy of Thailand.

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