The Thai army on Saturday announced that three Thai soldiers were injured after stepping on a landmine in an area along the border with Cambodia.
The incident occurred a few days later when the two countries agreed to expand the ceasefire, which ended a letter armed struggle, which had their deadliest clashes in decades.
One soldier suffered a serious leg injury, the other was injured in the back and hand, and the third experienced extreme pressure damage to the ear during the incident in Sispek province of Northeast Thailand.
The army’s statement said, “This clearly reflects both domestic and international society that the weapons hidden in the border AEAS continue to be used, which violates the Ottawa convention by the Cambodian side.”
How did Thailand and Cambodia react?
After Saturday’s explosion, the Thai Army’s statement cited its spokesperson Major General Vinthai Suvrei, saying that the Saturday’s mine blast created a significant obstacle for the “implementation of ceasefire measures and peaceful solutions to the problems.”
Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, a government body, issued a statement stating that any mine was laid.
“We will not, and no, will plant new land mines,” the statement states that Cambodia is a party for the anti-parsnell Mine Ban Treaty Conference, “and is an international recognized record of removing it, not to deploy, the thesis unmarried weapons.”
It was noted that Cambodia had cleaned more than 1 million mines and about 3 million other unemployed armaments, which survived over three decades of war and civil disturbance.
What happened during the recent Thai-Kambodia struggle?
The five -day struggle between Thailand and Cambodia killed at least 43 people in provoking a long -running dispute over ancient border temples.
After Kajoling by US President Donald Trump, on July 29, on July 29, a clash involving the fighting of Jets, Artillery, Rocket and Infantry.
A meeting of the defense office in Kuala Lumpur ended on Thursday with a deal to expand the ceasefire.
This year Sion was carried out in May when a Cambodian soldier was shot dead by Thai soldiers in a letter Frackas in the border area with another competition.
Before fighting, the growing dispute was marked by cross -border restrictions and border boycott with restrictions of goods and services.
What is Ottawa Convention?
The Ottawa Convention, ie anti-Personal Mine, is called a treaty, is an international agreement that ban the use of weapons, and both Thailand and Cambodia have come.
A statement by Thailand’s Foreign Ministry said that the incident confirmed the findings of the Thai Army “that the new land mines are being placed in violation of international law.” So noted that this was the third discovery event in less than a month.
Cambodia suggested that last month, two earlier explosions could lead to land mines due to previous struggles who injured Thai soldiers.
Edited by: Wesley Dakri
