ASEAN interim observer team visits Cambodia-Thailand border areas

PHNOM PENH, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- An ASEAN Interim Observer Team (IOT) on Thursday visited Cambodia-Thailand border areas.

Led by Malaysian military attache to Cambodia, the IOT, comprised of military attaches from Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam, visited villages in Banteay Meanchey province, where Thai armed forces set up barbed wire and placed tyres, as well as some border checkpoints, according to Cambodian Defense Ministry's Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata.

"Once again, Cambodia calls on Thailand to uphold the spirit of the ceasefire in order to achieve a peaceful resolution to the issue in accordance with the principle of international law, ensuring a just, impartial and fair outcome that will bring peace and prosperity to both nations and peoples," Socheata said in a press briefing.

Armed clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces erupted on July 24 along their border. The two ASEAN member states agreed to a ceasefire on the afternoon of July 28, which took effect at midnight on the same day.■