Thailand is open to bilateral and mediated negotiations on the end of the bloody border conflict with Cambodia. The spokesman of the Thai Foreign Ministry Nikornda Balankura informed on Friday, TASR writes based on Reuters and AFP reports.
According to the spokesperson, the mediation was offered by the United States, China and the current President of the Association of Southeast Asian countries (Asean) Malaysia. “We are ready. If Cambodia wants to solve this matter with a diplomatic way, bilaterally, or even through Malaysia, we are ready. But we have not yet received any answer.” He said Nikorndej Balankura for AFP.
“We are behind our opinion that the bilateral mechanism is the best starting point. It is a confrontation between two countries. Our doors are still open,” declared a spokesman in an interview with Reuters.
The reigning Thai Prime Minister Pchumtcham Véčajaj warned on Friday morning that armed struggles could grow into war. So far, at least 14 civilians and one soldier have died on the Thai side.
On the night on Thursday, there was an armed struggle among the soldiers in the disputed area at the border of Cambodia and Thailand. Cambodia burned several missiles and artillery grenades in the territory of her neighbor, while the Thai army by six F-16 fighters took air attacks on two Cambodian military objects.
On Friday evening, according to AFP sources at the UN headquarters in New York, a particularly non -public UN Security Council meeting will be held in connection with the conflict between countries, which was asked on Thursday by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.
Both countries have a long -lasting dispute over the definition of a border in the area known as an emerald triangle. In May, he grew into cross -border struggles with one victim in the ranks of Thai soldiers. Since then, both sides have sent links to each other and take retaliatory measures. Thailand has limited cross -border contact and Cambodia stopped the import of some raw materials and foods. Thursday’s conflict broke out only shortly after the countries have expelled their diplomatic representatives.
