Cambodia urges ceasefire following deadly border violence with Thailand

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Cambodia has urged an immediate ceasefire following renewed border clashes with Thailand, which have left at least 14 Thai nationals dead. The call was made by Cambodia's envoy to the United Nations amid escalating tensions along the disputed frontier, according to AFP.

Cambodia’s ambassador to the UN, Chhea Keo, has said that the country has sought an “unconditional” ceasefire with Thailand, adding that Phnom Penh also wanted a “peaceful solution to the dispute”.

Thailand and Cambodia continued exchanging heavy artillery fire for a second consecutive day on Friday, with border clashes intensifying and expanding. Cambodia’s leader claimed Thailand initially accepted a Malaysian-brokered ceasefire proposal but later withdrew.

Meanwhile, Thailand’s foreign minister told Reuters that third-party mediation was unnecessary, expressing confidence that the two nations could resolve the conflict independently, even as global leaders urged an immediate ceasefire.