"Thailand has demanded Cambodia must be the first to declare a halt in fighting in order to bring an end to the latest round of clashes between the southeast Asian neighbours. As the aggressor onto Thai territory, Cambodia must announce the ceasefire first, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maratee Nalita Andamo said during a briefing in Bangkok on Tuesday, the AFP news agency reported."
"Each country has blamed the other for instigating the clashes, claiming self-defence and blaming the other for attacks on civilians. Fighting between the neighbours, prompted by longstanding rival claims to territory along their 817km (508-mile) land border, was reignited by a skirmish on December 7. The renewed clashes at various locations have killed at least 32 people, including soldiers and civilians, on either side of the border, and displaced some 800,000, officials said."
"The clashes have shattered a ceasefire pushed by United States President Donald Trump that ended five days of bloody combat in July. Trump, who used the threat of trade tariffs as leverage to end the fighting, has also attempted to intervene in the latest clashes, claiming last week that the two countries had agreed to a ceasefire beginning Saturday night. But daily fighting has continued since the latest outbreak of violence began, and Bangkok has denied Trump's claim of a truce."
Thailand demanded that Cambodia must be the first to declare a halt to fighting and must cooperate sincerely in clearing landmines along the border. Cambodia gave no immediate response. Each country blamed the other for instigating clashes and accused the other of attacks on civilians. Fighting was reignited by a skirmish on December 7 amid longstanding rival claims to territory along the 817km land border. The renewed clashes have killed at least 32 people, including soldiers and civilians, and displaced some 800,000. Observers and displaced people reported hearing artillery and incoming rockets near affected provinces. Diplomatic interventions and previous ceasefires have failed to stop daily fighting.
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