Celia Hatton

I mean, they've snubbed him.

He claimed to have got a ceasefire a week ago.

And the Thais said that's absolutely not true.

They said they don't have to listen to anyone.

As you heard, the Thai foreign minister, Siasak, has just effectively reprimanded the Americans in his very polite diplomatic ways, a very diplomatic man, for rushing Thailand.

the big announcement they made in Kuala Lumpur.

We all knew when we covered that it was being done for show for President Trump that the Thais were very unhappy with it.

And in effect, what the foreign minister is saying is we will do it in our own time.

But there will be this meeting between the commanders, the military commanders on both sides.

under what's called the General Border Commission.

This is an already established bilateral process where they can sit down actually on the border and start working out their differences.

And I think that will be the point at which Thailand will start to scale down.

The Thai military has gained small amounts of territory, but given itself significant advantages up on the sort of mountainous northern border of Cambodia.

It's pushed Cambodian forces back.

It's inflicted really quite a lot of damage on Cambodian infrastructure there.

If the Thai intention was, and we've kind of heard that sentiment from some of its military commanders to teach Cambodia a lesson for its view for failing to observe the previous ceasefire, I think they probably figure they've reached that stage.

But this, you know, this is pretty profound stuff for ASEAN.

I mean, in 58 years of history, ASEAN member states have never fought each other like this before.

The whole organization is built on the premise that

that you manage your differences peacefully, and they've done it for 58 years.