Thai, Cambodian leaders agree on

Thailand and Cambodia agreed to high the “immediate and unconditional” fire from midnight to resolve mortal border clashes, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday.

Anwar, who presided over the conversations as head of the ASEAN regional bloc, said that both parties have reached a common understanding to take measures to return to normal.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, and Thai interim prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai agreed “a high immediate and unconditional fire with an effect from … midnight on July 28 (1 PM EDT Monday),” said Anwar while reading a joint statement.

Hun Manet and Phuntam took the result of the meeting and set their hands at the end of the brief press conference.

“This is a first vital step,” the French news agency News cited Anwar as to tell the journalists, and added that both leaders “have expressed their positions and their willingness to … a high immediate fire, a return to the decline and restoration of peace and security.”

He The fight exploded last Thursday After an explosion of land mine along the border, he wounded five Thai soldiers. Both parties blamed each other for starting the clashes that have killed at least 35 people and displaced more than 260,000 people on both sides. Both countries recalled that their ambassadors and Thailand closed all border crossings with Cambodia, with an exception for migrant Cambodian workers who return home.

The troops on both sides reported on Monday fighting along the border areas. Shots could be heard when dawn broke in Samrong in the province of Cambodia Oddar Meanchey, said News reporters that covered the conflict.

Mally Scheata, a spokeswoman for Cambodia Defense Ministry, said the Thai assault was “continuous and strong” on Monday.

Anwar said Sunday night that both parties would present their conditions for peace, but “the important thing is the high immediate fire.”

“I hope this can work,” Anwar said for the National News Agency in Malaysia, Bernama. “Although it is not as bad as many other countries, we have to stop (violence).”

The meeting was followed by the direct pressure of President Trump, who warned that the United States may not proceed with commercial agreements with any of the countries if hostilities continue. After the session, both Putham and Hun thanked Trump for supporting the conversations, News said.

In a statement, the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said: “State department officials are in the field in Malaysia to help these peace efforts. Both President Trump and I remain committed to our respective counterparts for each country and we are monitoring the situation very closely. We want this conflict to end as soon as possible.”

Before leaving for Kuala Lumpur, Phumtham told the journalists of Bangkok representatives of the United States and China would also attend the conversations, as observers. He said that the key approach would be in a high immediate fire, but pointed out that trust could be a problem since Cambodia has not stopped his attacks.

“We have reported that we have no confidence in Cambodia. Everything they have done reflects that they are not sincere to solve this problem. Therefore, they have to show the details how they will do it to demonstrate their sincerity,” he said.

Violence marks a rare instance of open military confrontation between the member states of the ASEAN, a regional block of 10 nations that has proud of non -aggression, peaceful dialogue and economic cooperation.

In a statement on Monday, the foreign ministers of ASEAN reiterated concern about The number of rising deathsdestruction of public properties and displacement of a large number of people throughout the border areas in dispute. They urged the two countries to solve their disputes through negotiations and expressed their support for efforts to find a middle ground during Monday’s conversations.

The conflict also caught the attention of Pope Leo XIV. In the Vatican on Sunday, the Pontiff said he was praying for all those affected by the war in the world, including “for those affected by the confrontations at the border between Thailand and Cambodia, especially children and the displaced families.”

In an evacuation shelter in the Province Siem Reap de Cambodia, far from the border, Ron Mao, 56, pray for a high fire agreement during the leaders meeting on Monday. She and her family fled from her home 0.6 miles from the front line when the fight exploded on Thursday. They took refuge in a shelter, but they moved again to another camp further after listening to artillery bombings.

“I don’t want to see that this war happens. It is very difficult and I don’t want to run like this,” he said, “when I heard our prime minister go to negotiate peace, I would be very happy if they came to the treatment as soon as possible, so that I and my children can return home as soon as possible.”

The 500 mile border between Thailand and Cambodia has been disputed for decades, but past confrontations have been limited and brief. The latest tensions exploded in May when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a confrontation that created a diplomatic crack and domestic policy of Thailand dragged.

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