UN chief Ban Ki-moon has expressed deep concern about the exchange of gunfire along the Thai-Cambodian border and urged both sides to show restraint.
''The secretary general is deeply concerned about the exchange of gunfire today along the Cambodia-Thailand border and the reported casualties,'' said a statement issued by his spokeswoman Michele Montas.
''He calls on both parties to exercise utmost restraint and urges them to expedite bilateral talks so that their differences can be resolved peacefully,'' it added.
Earlier on Wednesday, Thailand and Cambodia traded fire on the border in a clash over disputed land which left two soldiers dead and several wounded, officials said.
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''The secretary general is deeply concerned about the exchange of gunfire today along the Cambodia-Thailand border and the reported casualties,'' said a statement issued by his spokeswoman Michele Montas.
''He calls on both parties to exercise utmost restraint and urges them to expedite bilateral talks so that their differences can be resolved peacefully,'' it added.
Earlier on Wednesday, Thailand and Cambodia traded fire on the border in a clash over disputed land which left two soldiers dead and several wounded, officials said.
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