US EditionThai and Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire
China mediates talks to solidify ceasefire after border clashes killed over 100 and displaced more than 500,000, providing $2.8 million in humanitarian aid to Cambodia.
- On Sunday, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn met in Yunnan province, China, for two-day talks mediated by Wang Yi, Chinese top diplomat, who will join Monday sessions.
- The Saturday ceasefire followed weeks of deadly clashes along the contested border, seeking to halt weeks of fighting that killed more than 100 people and displaced over half a million after an earlier July ceasefire brokered by Malaysia failed.
- China announced 20 million yuan in emergency aid and began delivering food, tents and blankets on Sunday to assist displaced civilians.
- Prak Sokhonn, Cambodian Foreign Minister, thanked China for its role in securing the ceasefire, and China said it freezes front lines, allows displaced civilians to return, and offers a platform for communication.
- Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Sunday he hoped China would back a sustainable ceasefire and position itself as a mediator alongside the United States and Malaysia.
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