The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia will participate in mediation negotiations for the Malaysian border conflict on Monday, the Thai government said, even with both sides, accusing each other of launching new artillery attacks into contested areas.
The conversations are scheduled for 3 pm on Monday, local time, with interim prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai leading the Thai negotiation team, the government announced in a statement on Sunday.
Malaysia, which chairs the Asean Regional Cooperation Forum, told the Thai government that Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Manet will also participate in the negotiations, according to the statement.
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The tensions between Thailand and Cambodia intensified since the murder in late May of a Cambodian soldier during a brief conflict on the border. The border troops on both sides were reinforced amid a widespread diplomatic crisis that led the fragile Thailand coalition government on the edge of the collapse.
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The hostilities resumed on Thursday and, in just four days, became the worst conflict among Southeast Asia’s neighbors in over a decade.
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The death toll rose to more than 30, including 13 civilians in Thailand and eight in Cambodia, while authorities report that more than 200,000 people were taken from the border areas.
