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donald trump Said that he will talk to the leaders of Thailand And cambodia to stop Fierce fighting on the border It resumed between the two neighbors a few months after the ceasefire brokered by the US President.
Trump was credited with ending hostilities between the two countries and bringing them together in July this year Armistice signing table to maintain peace On the disputed border.
However, a ceasefire was signed October summit in Trump’s presence The collapse occurred early in the morning of 8 December when both blamed each other for starting the clash.
“I hate to say it, Cambodia and Thailand started today and tomorrow I have to make a call,” Trump said at a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening.
Trump boasted ending at least eight conflicts in the last 11 months of his presidency, before commenting on the renewed conflict in Southeast Asia, including between Pakistan and India, and Israel and Iran.
“Who else can say, ‘I’ll make a phone call and stop a war between two very powerful countries, Thailand and Cambodia,'” Trump said.
The hostility is rooted in a long-standing dispute It dates from the early 20th century, stemming primarily from a map created in 1907 When? cambodia Thailand’s contention that it was under French colonial rule is false. Many Thais are still angry at the 1962 decision of the International Court of Justice, which awarded sovereignty over the disputed lands to Cambodia – a decision reaffirmed in 2013. The disagreements led to several armed clashes between 2008 and 2011.
Asked about the possibility of Trump intervening again, Cambodian government spokesman Pen Bona said that Phnom Penh’s position remains the same – that it wants peace.
A Thai government spokesman said he did not know whether the prime minister had spoken to Trump because he was in parliament.
A total of 13 people have died in this The latest round of battle, Including nine civilians in Cambodia and four soldiers in Thailand, many were injured and thousands were displaced.
Both countries have issued conflicting versions of how this week’s violence beganThe Thai military accused Cambodia of cross-border firing at around 3am local time on Monday.
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) said its own airstrikes were targeted at “weapons depots, command centers and logistics routes assessed as a direct threat”, and not civilians.
Ta Kwai Temple, an 11th-century temple in the south of Surin province near the Cambodian border, was attacked and partially damaged, according to the Bangkok-based newspaper. Nation Informed.
Army spokesman Major General Winthai Suveri said Cambodian troops were opening heavy fire around the temple, causing “extensive damage to the site and the surrounding area”.
He said Thai troops were continuing to push back Cambodian forces from around Ta Kwai temple and secure the surrounding area.
Cambodia accused Thai forces of shelling on Monday tu thom and the moon Temple.
At a news conference, Thailand’s military said rockets fired by Cambodian forces fell near Phanom Dong Rak hospital in Surin district on Wednesday morning, forcing patients and staff to evacuate to shelters.
It also said drones, rockets and tanks were used at other border points, including the disputed Preah Vihear temple complex.
“Our forces destroyed an anti-drone position south of Chong Chom to support the operation to dislodge Cambodian elements in a mango plantation planted across the operation line,” the army said in a situation update.
Cambodia’s military accused Thailand of using artillery fire and armed drones to launch attacks in Pursat province, firing mortars at civilian settlements in Battambang province, and Thai F-16 fighter planes entering Cambodian airspace and dropping bombs near civilian areas.
Cambodia withdrew its team from the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand on Wednesday citing security fears, a day after attending the Games’ opening ceremony in Bangkok.
In a letter to organizers, Cambodia’s National Olympic Committee said it took the action after receiving “serious concerns” and requests from the athletes’ families for their return.
Suos Yaara, head of the Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Information Committee of the Cambodian National Assembly, previously told The Independent That “every moment is bleeding” and “we have to stop now”.
48 people were killed on both sides of the border when fighting broke out in July between Thailand and Cambodia, when the two countries exchanged missiles, drones and heavy artillery during five days of fighting.