Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to consolidate their ceasefire and restore exchanges after trilateral talks held in China.
The three sides had “in-depth exchanges on working step by step through mutual efforts to resume normal exchanges, rebuild political mutual trust, improve Cambodia-Thailand relations and safeguard regional stability”, according to Beijing’s foreign ministry.
The ministry issued the statement following a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, his Thai counterpart Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn on Monday in Yuxi in southwestern China’s Yunnan province.
China hosts trilateral talks to help monitor Thai-Cambodian ceasefire
China hosts trilateral talks to help monitor Thai-Cambodian ceasefire
Hours after Phnom Penh and Bangkok agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire on Saturday, Wang invited the foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia to China for talks. Military representatives from the three countries also took part.
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Wang on Monday described the trilateral discussions as “constructive and yielding important consensus”, according to the ministry’s statement.
“All sides agreed to look ahead and move forward together. The ceasefire agreement was hard won and must not be allowed to stall, be abandoned halfway or give way to a renewed outbreak of fighting,” he was quoted as saying.
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Beijing said the ceasefire was reached due to the joint efforts of all parties, which China welcomed and found encouraging, with the Chinese statement on Monday coming hours after US President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social claiming credit.
“I am pleased to announce that the breakout fighting between Thailand and Cambodia will stop momentarily, and they will go back to living in PEACE, as per our recently agreed to original Treaty,” Trump posted on Sunday.