(Kyodo) – The U.N. Security Council expressed “grave concern” Monday over recent armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai forces at the border between the countries and called on both sides to establish a “permanent” cease-fire.
The council members “called on the two sides to display maximum restraint and avoid any action that may aggravate the situation” and “further urged the parties to establish a permanent cease-fire,” said a statement issued after the day’s closed-door meeting convened at the request of Cambodia.
The members also urged the two countries to “resolve the situation peacefully and through effective dialogue,” according to the statement.
Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya, Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and their Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa, who was invited in his capacity as chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, met with the 15-member council.
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