MELAKA: Newly-appointed Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has assured Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of his government’s commitment to maintain peace with its neighbour Cambodia.
The Prime Minister said this was conveyed to him during a phone conversation with Anutin earlier this week.
“He remains committed to ensuring that peace between Cambodia and Thailand will be fully respected and honoured,” Anwar said in his opening address at the 19th Asean Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) at a leading hotel in Taman Melaka Raya here on Tuesday (Sept 9).
He added that Asean had been supportive of regional peace efforts.
“Asean has been extremely kind to give that endorsement as support to our endeavours,” he said.
Anutin, 58, who leads the Bhumjaithai Party, officially became Thailand’s 32nd Prime Minister on Sunday after receiving royal endorsement, marking a new chapter in the country’s political leadership.
In July, Anwar, in his capacity as the current Asean chair, hosted a special meeting in Putrajaya with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand’s then-acting prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
Following the meeting, Anwar announced that Thailand and Cambodia had agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire amid escalating tensions along their disputed border.
