By Harvey Morris at the United Nations
Financial Times
The 15-member council met on Monday, at Cambodia’s request, to hear from both sides on a conflict that centres on the ancient Khmer temple ruins of Preah Vihear. Recent clashes there have left 11 dead.
The council ended its closed meeting with a statement calling for “maximum restraint” from both sides and implementation of a permanent ceasefire and pledging its support for bilateral and regional efforts to resolve the dispute.
The Security Council has deferred to mediation by the Association of South East Asian Nations, to which both countries belong. Foreign ministers Kasit Piromya of Thailand and Hor Namhong of Cambodia both addressed the closed council meeting, which also heard a situation report from Lynn Pascoe, the UN’s political affairs chief.
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