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Thailand accuses Cambodia of avoiding 'meaningful dialogue' as border conflict rages on Cambodia is seeking to "internationalise the issue to serve its own political objectives", Thailand’s ambassador to the United Nations Cherdchai Chaivaivid told a closed-door UN Security Council meeting.

It is deeply regrettable that Cambodia has deliberately avoided meaningful dialogue and instead sought to internationalise the issue to serve its own political objectives,” said Cherdchai. Thailand’s foreign ministry published a statement of his remarks online on Saturday morning. “Thailand urges Cambodia to immediately cease all hostilities and acts of aggression, and resume dialogue in good faith,” the ambassador said.

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