China hosts Thai, Cambodian FMs for talks amid fragile border truce
All sides pledge to resolve border differences through dialogue on the sidelines of a regional meeting
The informal “tea meeting” took place on the sidelines of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in the southwestern city of Anning in Yunnan province, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Thai counterpart, Maris Sangiampongsa, and Prak Sokhonn, the Cambodian deputy prime minister who also serves foreign minister, that Anning meant peace and harmony in Chinese and this should be the guiding principle for relations between neighbours.
Wang said China supported Cambodia and Thailand in engaging in dialogue, dispelling misunderstandings, rebuilding mutual trust, and restoring normal exchanges and cooperation.
“Both Cambodia and Thailand have shown they don’t want continued border conflicts and are willing to restore dialogue,” Wang said.
“China supports both sides to reopen border crossings to meet people’s needs.”