Thailand says tariffs must not be used to force peace with Cambodia

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The threat of tariffs should be not used to pressure Thailand to start talks with Cambodia and halt renewed border fighting says Thai foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, underlining that it was up to its neighbour to de-escalate the conflict.  Sihasak said on Tuesday (Dec 9) the current situation with Cambodia was not conducive for third-party mediation, insisting that Phnom Penh would have to show sincerity and make the first move.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/32rr3j7d  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Thailand's Foreign Minister, Sihasak Phuangket Kheow, said on Tuesday that tariff threats

00:06should not be used to pressure the country into talks with Cambodia, saying it is up

00:10to Cambodia to de-escalate the conflict.

00:13Hostilities reignited on Monday after weeks of tension, killing at least 12 people and

00:19forcing hundreds of thousands to flee as both sides blamed each other for firing first.

00:24We don't think terrorists should be used to pressure Thailand to get back to the

00:34Joint Declaration, to get back to the, to a dialogue process, no.

00:42I think the situation regarding Thailand and Cambodia has to be resolved on the basis of

00:52its own dynamics.

00:55And tariffs, they're part of the trade negotiations, it should be confined to trade negotiations.

01:04U.S. President Donald Trump has not commented on the renewed fighting, but a U.S. official

01:09said he expects Cambodia and Thailand to fully honor their commitments to end the conflict.

01:15In July, after earlier clashes, Trump warned both countries that talks on lower U.S. tariff

01:21rates would be paused unless they halted the violence.

01:24Sihasak said the situation was not suitable for third-party mediation and stressed that

01:30Cambodia must show sincerity and take the first step.

01:33Abansu or

01:36abansu or acals or abansu or aatansu or acals or acals and aatansu or aatansu or aahansu.

01:42You know, I think it's an alternative thing that it does not include two, but it does not involve

01:45long-term давай withreach.

01:46It does not include a lot of stress, but it does not matter what the turn of difficulties

01:48can either has a strong hands-up in the way or to fight back to the power of the

01:49way.

01:50I think it's a very close to the, but by the way it is, it does not work on it.

01:51So it doesn't work on it.

01:53It does not work on it.

01:54It does not work on it.

01:56It does not work on it, but it does not work on it.

01:57It does not work on it.

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