Former Thai Foreign Minister: Happy to see China mediating and mediating border conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia

China News Service, Shenzhen, October 11 (Reporter Guo Chaokai) The third China-Cambodia-Thailand Track II Dialogue hosted by the China Foreign Affairs University was held in Shenzhen on the 11th. In an interview with a reporter from China News Service during the meeting, former Thai Foreign Minister Kassi Phirongye said that he would be happy to see China mediate and mediate the border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, and Thailand and Cambodia must respect China’s goodwill towards the two countries.

Border conflicts broke out between Cambodia and Thailand last year, and China actively mediated and mediated. The foreign ministers and military heads of China, Cambodia and Thailand met at Fuxian Lake in Yuxi, Yunnan. They had useful and constructive discussions on consolidating the ceasefire situation and achieving a turnaround in relations between Cambodia and Thailand, and reached an important consensus.

Jiashi said that China maintains good relations with Thailand and Cambodia. China is ASEAN's dialogue partner, and the Chinese government's mediation in the Thai-Cambodian border conflict is welcome. He fully supports China's constructive role. "China is a close friend of Thailand and Cambodia, and we must respect China's goodwill towards both countries."

Jiasi believes that Thailand and Cambodia are not enemies, but friends and brothers. Reconciliation between Thailand and Cambodia needs to start from the leaders and governments of the two countries. He hopes that Thailand and Cambodia will continue to advance the reconciliation process, restart trade, investment and personnel exchanges, and jointly address challenges such as climate change in the future under the witness of China or other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the rotating chairperson of ASEAN.

In February and April this year, the first China-Cambodia-Thailand Track II Dialogue and the second China-Cambodia-Thailand Track II Dialogue were held in Beijing respectively. This dialogue aims to take a solid step towards substantively promoting reconciliation between the two parties based on the mutual trust accumulated in the previous two dialogues.

Jiasi believes that the China-Cambodia-Thailand Track II dialogue will continue to advance with the goal of ultimately reaching a consensus. The unique value of the Track II dialogue is that participating think tank scholars, representatives of social organizations and humanitarian agencies can communicate candidly, form useful suggestions and consensus, and promote reconciliation between Thailand and Cambodia.