Thailand vows to keep fighting Cambodia despite Trump ceasefire claim

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00:00In the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia,

00:02Donald Trump hoped to once again position himself as a peacemaker.

00:06Following phone calls with both sides,

00:09the American president announced the reinstatement of a ceasefire.

00:13They have agreed to cease all shooting effective this evening.

00:17Both countries are ready for peace.

00:20But Thai authorities don't seem to have reached the same conclusion.

00:24The country's prime minister stated Saturday that strikes will continue.

00:30Thailand will continue to take military action

00:32until we believe that our territory and our people are no longer under threat.

00:36I want to be clear, our actions this morning have already spoken volumes.

00:41Cambodian authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to resolving the dispute peacefully.

00:46This conflict between Thailand and Cambodia dates back to colonial times.

00:51And the border between the two nations has been a source of tension for decades.

00:56This hostility culminated this year in open conflict.

01:00The intervention of the United States in July, alongside China and Malaysia,

01:05has led to a peace punctuated by a few skirmishes.

01:09Up until this week.

01:12Cambodia violated the agreement first.

01:15Those who violate the agreement must be held accountable, not the other way around.

01:19This is a universal principle that everyone must understand.

01:22This border crisis is accompanied by a political crisis in Thailand.

01:29Prime Minister Chanvirakol dissolved parliament on Thursday

01:33in an attempt to break deadlock between parties.

01:36In office for barely three months, he succeeded Pei Thong Tharn's Shinawat,

01:41who was ousted following a scandal linked to previous border negotiations.

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