Friday, 6 February 2009

Cambodia and Thailand meet on troop withdrawal

The News

Friday, February 06, 2009

PHNOM PENH: Thai and Cambodian defence ministers met Friday in Phnom Penh to attempt to broker a deal to defuse a troop stand-off at their border that erupted in a deadly clash last year, officials said.

Thai Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon met with his counterpart Tea Banh for talks aimed at withdrawing soldiers from disputed land around Cambodia's ancient Preah Vihear temple, said General Neang Phat. "The meeting will discuss troop pullbacks in order to return the situation to normal," the Cambodian general told shortly before the meeting began.

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