Reference News Network, July 29 report: According to Singapore's "Today" newspaper, on July 29, Thailand's acting Prime Minister Prayut said that after the ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia took effect, there were small-scale clashes between the two sides' armies, but the border situation has now returned to calm.
The report cited Reuters news that Prayut told the media on the same day, "The situation has not escalated, and the border is currently calm."
He also said that the commanders of the Thai-Cambodian border military regions will hold an informal meeting on July 29.
Earlier, the Thai military accused Cambodia of violating a ceasefire agreement that lasted for several hours. The Thai military stated that although an agreement was reached to end the bloody fighting, the conflict continued.
According to the report, after peace talks held in Malaysia on the 28th, both sides agreed to an unconditional ceasefire starting at midnight on the 28th to end the fighting around several ancient temples in the disputed border area.
A Thai military spokesperson said, "When the agreement took effect, Thailand found that Cambodian troops launched armed attacks on several areas on Thai territory."
The spokesperson said in a statement, "This constitutes a deliberate violation of the agreement and clearly undermines mutual trust," and "Thailand was forced to respond accordingly and exercise its right of legitimate self-defense."
In Sre Ambel, Cambodia, 20 kilometers from the border, an AFP reporter said that before midnight, the sound of explosions stopped, and the calm continued until dawn.
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet posted on his social media platform Facebook on the morning of July 29, "Since the ceasefire at midnight, the frontline situation has eased." (Translated by Xu Yanhong)
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