China ’s envoy to Thailand, Cambodia urges ceasefire as soon as possible

BEIJING: The top priority for Thailand and Cambodia ​is to cease fire and stop fighting as soon as possible, resume dialogue, and resolve their ‌border disputes peacefully, ‌a ‌special ⁠Chinese ​envoy ‌to the region said.

China supports ASEAN’s mediation efforts and is willing to once again create ⁠conditions and provide a ‌platform for ‍dialogue and ‍negotiations between the ‍two sides, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, citing Deng ​Xijun, the ministry’s Special Envoy for Asian ⁠Affairs.

Deng recently travelled to the two countries, meeting with their respective prime ministers and other senior government officials, as part of China’s so-called shuttle ‌diplomacy.