Thailand’s military announced today that border negotiations with Cambodia have entered the second day, with overall clashes along the frontier showing a downward trend. The Secretariat meeting of the Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee kicked off at around 9 am local time on the Thai side of the border in Chanthaburi province.
Around 30 Cambodian delegates attended the meeting, while Malaysian members of the ASEAN observer team in Thailand also presented. According to Thai Ministry of Defence spokesperson, the Secretariat meeting will be held from Wednesday to Friday, and if these preliminary discussions proceed smoothly, they will be followed by a meeting between the defence ministers of both nations on Saturday.
In a press briefing, a Thai military spokesperson stated today that the intensity of border skirmishes between the two countries has generally decreased, with exchanges of fire remaining confined to localised areas.
The new wave of conflict between Thailand and Cambodia has entered its third week.
