<p>"The secretary-general calls on both sides to exercise maximum restraint and to take immediate measures to put in place for an effective and verifiable ceasefire," UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said yesterday.<br /><br />Ban "also believes that the dispute cannot be resolved by military means and urges Cambodia and Thailand to engage in serious dialogue to find a lasting solution," the spokesman added.<br /><br />The fighting forced thousands to flee the worst bloodshed since a UN ceasefire appeal in February.<br /><br />The two countries exchanged heavy weapons fire for a second straight day on their disputed jungle frontier, the scene of a series of deadly gunbattles in recent years.<br /><br />Three Cambodian troops and one Thai soldier were killed, according to officials in the two countries, a day after three soldiers died on each side.<br /><br />Thousands of villagers been have evacuated from nearby areas on both sides since the latest violence broke out.</p>
<p>"The secretary-general calls on both sides to exercise maximum restraint and to take immediate measures to put in place for an effective and verifiable ceasefire," UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said yesterday.<br /><br />Ban "also believes that the dispute cannot be resolved by military means and urges Cambodia and Thailand to engage in serious dialogue to find a lasting solution," the spokesman added.<br /><br />The fighting forced thousands to flee the worst bloodshed since a UN ceasefire appeal in February.<br /><br />The two countries exchanged heavy weapons fire for a second straight day on their disputed jungle frontier, the scene of a series of deadly gunbattles in recent years.<br /><br />Three Cambodian troops and one Thai soldier were killed, according to officials in the two countries, a day after three soldiers died on each side.<br /><br />Thousands of villagers been have evacuated from nearby areas on both sides since the latest violence broke out.</p>