Thailand, Cambodia Pledge Lasting Peace After Border Clashes
Leaders from Thailand and Cambodia agreed to build trust and advance a ceasefire following recent deadly border fighting. The nations aim to establish lasting peace after last year's escalations.
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday to pursue trust-building measures to advance a fragile ceasefire and establish peace, after rare talks over last yearβs deadly fighting between the two neighbours. Troops remain deployed βon both sides of their long-disputed 817km (508-mile) border after battles in July and December when skirmishes quickly escalated into air strikes and heavy exchanges of artillery and rockets. The Philippines, which is hosting Asean meetings on the island....