Cambodia-Thailand: fourth day of fighting despite American mediation

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Fourth day of fighting despite American mediation – Cambodia-thailand: fourth day fighting despite

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Thailand. Nevertheless, Cambodia exchanged artillery fire for the fourth consecutive day on Sunday, while saying that they are ready to discuss a ceasefire in the context of American mediation.

The two kingdoms of Southeast Asia are engaged in the deadliest episode of their long-term territorial dispute for years. In addition, The exchanges of fire, bombing and air strikes left at least 33 dead and caused the movement of around 200,000 people.

AFP journalists present in Samraong, Cambodia, about twenty kilometers from the cambodia-thailand: fourth day fighting despite Thai border, heard artillery noises at dawn.

Conflict extension

A spokesperson for the Cambodian Ministry of Defense, Maly Socheata, said that Thailand had attacked at 4:50 a.m. (11:50 p.m. in Switzerland on Saturday) two disputed temples from this region, theater of the first clashes that occurred on Thursday morning.

Since then. the conflict has spread on multiple fronts, sometimes distant from several hundred kilometers between them, from the Thai province of Trat on the Gulf of Thailand to an area nicknamed “the emerald triangle” for its proximity to Laos.

The deputy spokesman for the Thai armed forces, Ritcha Suksuwanon, said that Cambodia had launched on Sunday around 04:00 (11:00 p.m. in Switzerland) assaults in two different places.

American mediation

US cambodia-thailand: fourth day fighting despite President Donald Trump announced on Saturday. after exchanging with their leaders, that the two countries were ready to meet to reach a cease-fire.

Donald Trump welcomed two “very good conversations”. said that the two neighbors “will agree for many years”, in a message on his Truth Social network.

Bangkok said “accepting in principle to set up a ceasefire”, while waiting to see if Phnom Penh’s intention was “sincere”. Prime Minister Khmer Hun Manet welcomed this “good news for the soldiers. and the people of the two countries”, and instructed his leader of diplomacy, Prak Sokhonn, to coordinate with his American counterpart Marco Rubio in order to “end” the conflict.

Thailand. Cambodia are in full discussions with the White House about prohibitive customs duties which must strike these two economies dependent on exports cambodia-thailand: fourth day fighting despite on August 1. Donald Trump said it was “inappropriate” to return to the negotiating table on the commercial aspect as long as. the fights “have not stopped”.

The United Nations also urged the two neighbors on Saturday to conclude a ceasefire “immediately”.

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