Apr 22, 2011
SINGAPORE: Singapore has expressed deep concern over fresh border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia on Friday and has urged both sides to exercise restraint.
A spokesman from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Singapore is also urging both sides to resolve their differences through negotiations.
Reports said on Friday that troops from Thailand and Cambodia again exchanged fire over their disputed border.
Tensions have been high since a skirmish in February at the Preah Vihear temple, which is claimed by both countries. Reports said the latest exchange was about 100 kilometres south-west of the temple.
The MFA spokesman said Singapore supports the efforts by Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa, who has been in touch with his Cambodian and Thai counterparts after the clashes on Friday.
Indonesia, as Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), has been actively facilitating dialogue between the two countries to resolve their differences peacefully.
The MFA spokesman said this is important for the long-term relationship of Cambodia and Thailand, as well as in the broader interests of ASEAN.
-CNA/ac
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