Japan maintains its support for landmine clearance, urges ceasefire compliance


Japan, as president of this year’s Meeting of States Parties to the Ottawa Convention, is committed to promoting dialogue and negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia, according to a senior diplomat from the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok.

Tatsushi Nishioka, deputy chief of mission, took part in a field trip by foreign envoys, organised by the Thai Foreign Ministry and the army on August 16, to sites in Si Sa Ket province affected by recent attacks by Cambodia.

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Source: Thai PBS Aktuell


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