Malaysia Proposes General Border Committee To Resolve Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
He said, if agreed upon in negotiation, leaders of the two countries should then welcome the proposals put forward by the committee.
'This is because they both (Thailand and Cambodia) want the other side to apologise first, so I suggest that they use the General Border Committee mechanism...because each has its strength and they just don't want to give in,' he told reporters after officiating the Besut UMNO Division meeting here today.
Mohamad said he had and would always be in touch with his counterparts, namely Maris Sangiampongsa of Thailand and Prak Sokhonn of Cambodia, to ask for the dispute to stop.
'I have asked them to stand down so that a ceasefire can be held as soon as possible, because the two countries are friends, neighbours and have long-standing family ties. We need to find a solution together through dialogue and diplomatic channels.
'So Insya-Allah I will try to contact them again and also some friends there (in Thailand and Cambodia) who have influence,' he said.
Meanwhile, Mohamad said Wisma Putra had already issued a ban on Malaysians in both countries from going to or approaching the troubled areas.
He said the Malaysian embassies in Bangkok, Thailand and Phnom Penh, Cambodia, were also always open for Malaysians to report any problems, including those related to the conflict.
Media previously reported that Thai and Cambodian troops clashed last Thursday in a disputed border area, with both sides pointing fingers at each other over who was considered to be the initiator of the latest confrontation.
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