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| A Cambodian military truck loads BM-21 multiple rocket launchers covered by a tent near the disputed border area between Cambodia and Thailand in Uddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Thai and Cambodian military officers say the border between their two countries is calm after four days of clashes. |
The government of France on Monday called for the “immediate
cessation of hostilities” between Cambodian and Thai troops on the
border, as fighting for the 11th-straight day ended with a rising death toll.
Neither side has been able to honor a tenuous ceasefire agreed to by
commanders on the ground last week. At least 17 people have been killed
under artillery shelling, mortar attacks, rocket fire and small arms
skirmishes since April 22.
In a statement, Bernard Valero, a spokesman for the French Foreign
Ministry, urged both sides to show “restraint and responsibility” and to
“settle their disputes by peaceful means in accordance with
international law.”
France supports Indonesia’s Asean role to help broker a peaceful
resolution and wants observers deployed to the border “soon,” the
statement said.
Fighting has occurred at Ta Muan and Ta Krabei temples in Oddar
Meanchey province and in areas near Preah Vihear temple, sending tens of
thousands of civilians fleeing.
The leaders of both countries are expected to address the clashes at an Asean summit scheduled in Jakarta this weekend.
Source: VOA News
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