Thailand, Cambodia plan to launch talks on border management
The talks are scheduled to start on Monday, one week since Thailand and Cambodia reached a ceasefire deal to halt deadly clashes in the disputed region.
Sources from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations say primary agenda items in the talks include how to maintain the ceasefire and how to establish a team to monitor the situation.
A defense ministerial-level meeting is expected to take place on the last day of the talks, with US and Chinese delegates attending.
The question now is to what extent the talks will progress as Thailand and Cambodia continue to trade barbs.
The Cambodian defense ministry on Sunday quoted sources as confirming that the Thai military is planning to launch attacks along the border. But a Thai military spokesperson dismissed the claim.
The two nations started fighting each other in the border region on July 24. But no major clashes have reportedly occurred since they struck the ceasefire deal four days later in negotiations mediated by other countries, such as this year's ASEAN chair Malaysia.
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