Thai defence minister visits Cambodia
Thai Defence Minsiter Gen Prawit Wongsuwan left Bangkok Friday morning for Phnom Penh for his first official visit to Cambodia after assuming his post in December.
Speaking before leaving that he he would not raise ongoing border disputes in his introductory talks with Cambodian military leaders.
He said his trip was intended as his introduction to Cambodian military leaders, and that he expected also to introduce the Thai commanders who are responsible for the Thai-Cambodian border talks.
However, he said that no discussions would take place regarding the border disputes, as the Thai-Cambodian Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) is working to resolve the outstanding issues.
The boundary commission met in Bangkok this week without making any headway. Thailand and Cambodia could not agree on the name of the surveillance group to be stationed in the area or an official name for the temple.
The JBC will next meet in the second week of April in Cambodia.
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