This news On September 17th, Cambodia and Thailand clashed again in the border area. The Thai army fired tear gas at Cambodia and fired rubber bullets, injuring at least 20 people. After the conflict, Cambodian Prime Minister Hong Maduo immediately sent a letter to leaders of many countries and the United Nations, calling on the international community and ASEAN to support preventing Thailand from "unilateral actions that may aggravate tensions and expand conflicts".
The incident was the worst escalation since the two countries announced a ceasefire on July 28 and ended the deadly conflict that lasted five days.According to a statement by the Cambodian Ministry of Defense that evening, about 300 Thai police and civilians carrying weapons and anti-violence equipment illegally crossed the border into the villages of the Uza County in the province of Birmingham, Cambodia, attempting to set up a network of iron networks on Cambodian territory.After the conflict, the two sides used anti-tomb cars, tear gas and rubber bombs, causing 28 Cambodian citizens, including monks, to be wounded or mourned.
The Cambodian Ministry of Defence strongly pointed out that Thailand’s actions seriously violated the ceasefire consensus reached on July 28 and the consensus established by the special meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) held in the province on September 10, constituting a serious violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty and international law.
Regarding this conflict, the Thai military said in a statement that the authorities' actions were in response to the provocation of about 200 Cambodian demonstrators, some of whom dismantled Thailand's defense facilities, threw wooden sticks and stones at Thai officials, and even fired slingshots. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand believes that Cambodian demonstrators violated a number of Thai laws by destroying Thai roadblocks. All actions of the Thai police meet the needs of the situation and effectively prevent the situation from getting out of control.
To disclose Thailand’s attempts to seek international support, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hon Manet wrote that evening to several prominent international leaders, including Malaysia’s Prime Minister and ASEAN President Anwar Ibrahim, and including Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Trump, French President Macron, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the 80th session of the UN General Assembly President Anna Lena Belburke, informing the Thai military of plans to seize 17 territories in the west and southwest of Cambodia by force.
In his letter, Mr. Hong-Mane informed the fact that Thailand repeatedly violated the ceasefire agreement and several principles of international law after the Cambodian consensus on July 28 and said that Thailand's unilateral border maps, attempts to seize Cambodian territory by force, pose a serious threat to Cambodia's sovereignty and regional peace.
According to the press bulletin of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, since August 12th, Thai troops have erected barbed wire fences and roadblocks in several villages in Budie Meanchey Province, Cambodia, and asked Cambodian citizens to move out of their long-term land. At present, 25 Cambodian families have been banned from entering their homes, and a Thai military spokesman recently threatened to expel more families, affecting more than 1,000 Cambodians.
(Edited by 胡瑞岩)