Thailand’s military chief suspended the peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the border
Thailand has suspended the implementation of a peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast injured two Thai soldiers near the border, escalating tensions between the neighbours who clashed in July.
US president Donald Trump helped broker a peace deal between the two southeast Asian nations, after a five-day border conflict. Both sides signed an expanded truce in Malaysia in October but on Monday Thailand’s armed forces chief said that had been halted.
“The Thai military is halting all agreements until Cambodia can show clear sincerity that they will not be hostile,” Thai supreme commander general Ukris Boontanondha was quoted as saying in social media posts by the Thai armed forces.
In a statement, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said it was “gravely concerned” over the possibility of Thailand suspending the agreement, which included the removal of heavy weapons from their border area and the release of 18 Cambodian prisoners of war held by Thailand if all measures were implemented.
