PHNOM PENH, April 27 (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen offered on Wednesday to meet one-on-one with his Thai counterpart after six days of sporadic fighting that has killed at least 14 people, raising hopes of a ceasefire in Southeast Asia’s bloodiest border dispute in years.
Both sides remained on high alert near two disputed 12th-century Hindu temples following a night of shelling that killed a Thai villager and exchanges of heavy artillery that began before dawn and lasted several hours.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, in his first public comments on the conflict, called Thailand’s premier a “thief” whose government committed “terrorism”, but said he was willing to discuss clashes at the two temples in one-on-one talks.
“Cambodia wants to solve the issue peacefully with talks,” Hun Sen, a fiery orator and former soldier, said in a speech, adding he would raise the issue with Abhisit and other Southeast Asian leaders during a summit in Indonesia on May 7-8.
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