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| Cambodian soldiers stand guard near the Cambodia-Thailand border in Oddar Meanchey province on April 28, 2011. Hopes of an imminent ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia faded on April 27, after Bangkok pulled out of talks with its neighbour and deadly border clashes entered a sixth day.Photograph by: Stringer, AFP/Getty Images |
April 28, 2011
Agence France-Presse
SAMRONG, Cambodia – A fragile ceasefire halted the bloodiest clashes between Thailand and Cambodia in decades on Thursday, after seven days of fighting left 15 dead and around 75,000 civilians displaced.
Both sides remained cautious after local-level military negotiations produced an agreement to end hostilities around temple complexes deep in the jungle on their shared border.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said the deal was a “good sign”, but added that Cambodian troops in the area had been reinforced.
“We have to wait and see whether real peace has been achieved,” he told reporters.
The country’s powerful army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha said both sides would monitor the situation.
“If there is no clash before tomorrow morning the situation will be positively resolved,” he said.
Cambodia, which was the first to announce a halt to fighting earlier Thursday, also struck a note of caution about the permanence of the agreement.
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