A closed-door meeting on the sidelines of the
ASEAN Defence Ministers meeting yesterday saw Cambodia and Thailand take what
they hope is the next step toward the eventual withdrawal of troops from the
disputed area around Preah Vihear temple.
Cambodian
Minister of Defence Tea Banh and his Thai counterpart, Sukumpol Suwanatat,
agreed to a second meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Working Group of the
General Border Commission, scheduling it for early next month in Phnom Penh,
officials said.
“We
have the will to implement this matter [withdrawal] and Thailand has realised
that a slowing down of proceedings is not good for Thailand,” Sukumpol said
after the meeting.
The
first JWG meeting was hosted in Bangkok in April, during which no agreement was
finalised over the withdrawal of troops from the 17.3-square-kilometer
Provisional Demilitarised Zone declared by the International Court of Justice
in June.
Vong
Sokheng
The
Phnom Penh Post
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