Thailand said Cambodia should be the first to announce a ceasefire to stop deadly clashes on the border of the two countries that have killed at least 52 people on both sides.
Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Maratee Nalita Andamo said any ceasefire must meet certain requirements and be credible, according to a Thai PBS report.
"It is Cambodia's obligation to start a ceasefire because they are the ones who violated Thai territory," he said on Tuesday, December 16, quoted by Anadolu via Antara.
Thailand also asked Cambodia to cooperate in clearing mines on the border as a condition for stopping the fighting, Andamo said.
Thailand accused Cambodia of planting new landmines along the border, but Cambodia denied the accusation.
Cambodia on Monday urged the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) to condemn "the use of cluster munitions by Thailand in civilian areas and uphold international humanitarian law," according to Cambodia's Information Ministry in a statement on Tuesday.
Although Thailand is not a party to the convention, Cambodia called on the CCM president and members of the convention to condemn the use of cluster munitions in civilian areas and highlight their humanitarian impact.
The Thai daily Khaosod reported that two Thai soldiers were killed on Tuesday night, bringing the number of Thai soldiers killed in the conflict to 19.
In addition, 16 Thai civilians were killed in the conflict.
On the other hand, Cambodia's Ministry of Interior reported 17 civilians in the country were killed and 77 others were injured, according to the official news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse.
Separately, the curfew in Trat Province, Thailand, was lifted after the situation was under control, said the spokesman for the Assistant Royal Navy of Thailand, Napassakorn Tipso, as quoted by The Nation.
Clashes continued despite US President Donald Trump on Friday, December 12, saying that the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to stop the fighting that had re-broken out.
In October, the leaders of the two countries signed a peace agreement in Kuala Lumpur in the presence of Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, but the agreement was suspended after a Thai soldier was seriously injured by a landmine explosion.
Thailand said about 18 Cambodian soldiers are still in Thai custody in connection with various incidents in the past five months.
The two neighboring countries are involved in a protracted border dispute that has repeatedly triggered violence, including clashes in July that killed at least 48 people.
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