Thailand ‘condemns' Cambodia for planting landmines after 3 soldiers injured at border
Three Thai soldiers were injured when they stepped on a landmine during a routine patrol along an established route within Thai territory on Wednesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement late on Sunday.
The mines were not of a type used by Thailand and were recently laid in a 'blatant violation of international law', it said.
'The Royal Thai Government condemns in the strongest terms the use of anti-personnel mines,' the ministry said.
A woman holds a sign showing a soldier being hit by a landmine during a protest rally outside the Cambodian Embassy in Bangkok on Sunday after three Thai soldiers were injured while patrolling along the border with Cambodia. Photo: EPA
It added that it planned to take action against Cambodia under the
United Nations ' Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention as a state party while pursuing bilateral channels to resolve the ongoing dispute.
'Thailand calls on Cambodia to cooperate on humanitarian demining efforts along the border of the two countries as bilaterally agreed by both prime ministers.'
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