30/04/2011
Bangkok Post and AFP
The government has voiced disappointment over the clashes at the Thai-Cambodian border which broke out only 10 hours after a ceasefire agreement was reached.
The fighting prompted a joint press conference between the army, the government and the Foreign Ministry.
“Thailand is very disappointed about the clashes that show Cambodia’s insincerity despite the fact that the field troops of both sides had agreed to a ceasefire,” said acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn.
“The government insists on its stance that the ceasefire must be strictly observed before further talks are pursued. The prime minister has made it clear he is happy to hold a dialogue. But if the situation doesn’t improve, a dialogue will not be as useful as it is supposed to,” he said. Both sides agreed to a truce as of 12pm on Thursday after talks between the 2nd Army’s Lt Gen Thawatchai Samutsakhon and Lt Gen Chea Mon, chief of the Cambodian 4th Region Army, at a casino at the Chong Jom-O Samet checkpoint in Surin’s Kap Choeng district.
However around 9.30pm the same day, fighting with rifles and hand-grenades erupted and lasted for an hour. A second round of fighting reportedly took place at 2am yesterday and ended at 6am.
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