Thailand, Cambodia, the cease

The ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia The tensions remains despite the armistice agreement to end the deadly border clashes after the economic pressure from the United States

The ceasefire that was reached in Malaysia was supposed to be valid in the middle of the night, but it was quickly tested. The Thai army accused Cambodia of firing attacks in multiple areas early on Tuesday, but Cambodia said there was no shooting anywhere.

The Thai army later said the fighting stopped after the military leaders met along the border from both sides. They agreed to stop the movements of the forces, avoid escalation and establish coordination teams before a joint border committee meeting in Cambodia on August 4.

TEA SeIHA said that he spoke to his Thai counterpart about the “incidents” that occurred during the implementation of the ceasefire, but stressed the Cambodian army that abandoned the armistice. He said that the Cambodian defense officials will lead a delegation of diplomats, foreign military accessories and others to monitor the situation.

The Thai government said separately that it had submitted complaints to Malaysia, the United States and China about the alleged Cambodia violation of the ceasefire agreement.

Along the border, there were signs of calm with some of more than 260,000 people who were displaced due to the fighting back to their homes.

The Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manit and the Acting Prime Minister in Thailand Fumtham and Yuhayahay on Monday agreed to a “unconditional” stop in the fighting that killed at least 41 people.

The meeting hosted Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as the annual president of the Association of Southeast Asian countries. The ceasefire called as “the first vital step towards canceling the escalation and restoring peace and security.”

Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said the United States praised the release of a ceasefire. “President (Donald) Trump is committed to an immediate cessation of violence and we expect Cambodia and Thailand governments completely their obligations to end this conflict,” Rubio said in a statement.

Hun Manit said on Tuesday that Trump called a congratulations on the peace step. It has been published on social media that Trump has pledged that the United States would join the monitoring process alongside Malaysia to ensure the ceasefire.

Trump also called on their poverty after returning to Bangkok. Femetham said Trump told him that Thailand’s talks with Washington to negotiate the levels of customs tariffs on Thai exports could continue now and that he would seek to make it favorable as possible.

The ceasefire comes days before the United States is expected to announce new trade tariff decisions. Both Cambodia and Thailand were both the most difficult countries resulting from Trump’s trade war, with a tariff of 36 % on goods from both countries in effect next Friday.

Trump has warned that the United States may not progress in commercial deals with any of the countries if hostilities persist, giving the two sides a justification for providing the face to stop the clashes.

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In the past, Cambodia and Thailand clashed at 800 km (500 miles). The fighting began on Thursday after the Earth mine exploded along the border, five Thai soldiers were wounded. Tensions have been growing since May when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a confrontation that created a diplomatic rift and local policy of Thailand.

The residents on both sides of the border expressed his satisfaction with the ceasefire, but they remained cautious, not sure of the time the peace will continue.

“I am very concerned that the new fighting may erupt. Tailored often raises the fighting first, but then accuses Cambodia. Their goals are that they want to occupy our temples (along the border). I don’t really want to see any new fighting that happens.” Skolang The, he helped his daughter to return to her home in Udar Minchay County in Cambodia, where the hard fighting occurred.

Skolang Slay and his family dug a hideout to protect themselves from artillery when the fighting began, but they fled on the second day when the bombings intensified.

In Sorin County in Thailand, village president Cretsada Gindasri said he heard heavy fire and explosions on Monday night before silence falls in the middle of the night.

“We are still cautious. We still do not fully believe (it will stop). We are still waiting to assess the situation,” said Kitsada, who remained with 60 other community leaders after it was evacuated last week.

His brother, Geraio Gindacrie, returned to the house after searching for a shelter with relatives. “I still don’t feel comfortable, because they just declared on the first day. I am not sure. If it erupted again, I will go,” he said.

Analysts said the ceasefire was still weak and political.

“The commercial leverage of Trump and the mentality of the strong man helped to save the Thai and Kambodi people from more bloodshed,” said Kokthai Engy, Cambodian researcher in history, politics and international relations. But he warned that the ceasefire may not last if the Thai government fails to secure the low US tariff.

“It is fraught with dangers and will require clear signs of traction.” “The appropriate border survey should start immediately. At the present time, it temporarily stops because the roots of the conflict have not yet been addressed.”

–Cambodia was reported by Sambodia. Calla Labor, Malaysia, Chalida.

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