Thailand, Cambodia start General Border Committee secretariat meeting

Military delegates from Thailand and Cambodia convened a meeting at the Thai side of the border in Chanthaburi province on Wednesday to prepare for formal talks regarding a ceasefire and monitoring mechanisms along their disputed border.

The secretariat-level meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) began at the Ban Phak Kat permanent checkpoint. Both sides have already exchanged their respective standpoints, the GBC Secretary for the Thai side noted. Thai Defense Ministry spokesperson said earlier on Wednesday that the secretariat meeting would take place from Wednesday to Friday.

If these preliminary discussions proceed smoothly, they will be followed by a meeting between the defense ministers of both nations on Saturday, he told a press briefing.