The Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia are holding peace talks at the official residence of Malaysia’s PM Anwar Ibrahim at Putrajaya, near Kuala Lumpur, in an attempt to negotiate an end to the five-day old conflict. 33 people have been killed and thousands of Thai and Cambodian nationals displaced since border fighting broke out on 24 July.
Cambodian PM Hun Manet called for an “immediate ceasefire” hours before the talks. Thai PM Phumtham Wechayachai said Cambodia must show “genuine intent to deescalate.”
The dispute between the two countries dates back more than a century, when the borders were drawn after the French occupation of Cambodia. Over the years, there have been sporadic clashes.
Each side is blaming the other for the recent escalation. Thailand claims the fighting began when Cambodia’s military deployed drones to conduct surveillance of Thai troops near the border. Cambodia alleges that Thai soldiers violated a prior agreement by advancing on a Khmer-Hindu temple.
President Trump had called the leaders of both nations to agree to a ceasefire. China has welcomed the efforts to end fighting between the two South-East Asian neighbours.
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