Thailand, Cambodia agree ‘in principle' to ceasefire terms in KL border talks, says Malaysia's chief of defence force
Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar said this included agreement on the terms of reference (TOR) for monitoring efforts by the interim Asean Defence Attache Observer Team and the Asean Defence Attache Observer Team (AOT).
'Alhamdulillah, a basic consensus has been reached; however, there are still several matters being refined, which will be finalised during the Extraordinary General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting tomorrow,' he told Bernama when contacted here, today.
The secretariat-level meeting was held at Wisma Perwira of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), involving 40 representatives from Thailand and Cambodia ahead of the Extraordinary GBC Meeting.
Apart from Malaysia, the interim Asean Defence Attache Observer Team also includes Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, which began their mission on August 3.
Yesterday, Mohd Nizam said Malaysia did not participate in the three-day secretariat meeting and only served as a facilitator prior to the Extraordinary GBC Meeting tomorrow.
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to implement a ceasefire effective midnight on July 28 through a special meeting in Malaysia chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, that brought both South-east Asian neighbours to the negotiating table following heightened tensions.
Tensions between the two countries peaked on May 28 when fighting broke out in the disputed Preah Vihear area, resulting in the death of a Cambodian soldier. — Bernama
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