Thailand: Ceasefire pushed forward for Trump
The agreement on the now-broken ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia was pushed forward to be ready for signing when US President Donald Trump visited the region in October.
This is according to Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow.
- The US wanted the declaration to be signed during President Trump's visit, he said in connection with Monday's meeting with the cooperation organization Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
The statement comes at the same time as Thailand and Cambodia agree to hold new talks on Wednesday.
- Sometimes we need to sit down and discuss properly so that what we agree on really holds, says Sihasak Phuangketkeow.
The current unrest has been ongoing since May and ceasefires have been agreed to twice since, without holding. The most recent was in October, when Donald Trump led the signing ceremony on site at the ASEAN summit in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.
But despite the US president’s efforts, fighting resumed in November.
Sihasak Phuangketkeow stresses that expectations for the new talks are not very high:
“Our position is that a ceasefire does not come with an announcement, but must come from action.
Dozens of people have been killed and hundreds displaced on both sides of the border in recent weeks.
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