00:00Thai and Cambodian officials held their committee secretariat meeting for the second consecutive
00:08day on Thursday to discuss peace at their disputed border.
00:13About 30 delegates from each side engaged in the peace talks in a bid to end fighting
00:18between both militaries.
00:20The Cambodian Ministry of National Defense had said that the General Border Committee
00:24secretariat meeting started at 9.05 a.m.
00:28The two sides reportedly continued in-depth discussions to ensure the cessation of hostilities
00:34and find solutions to restore stability between the two neighbors.
00:38The Ministry said another meeting will be held on Saturday.
00:43After signing the Kuala Lumpur peace accord in October, Thai and Cambodian forces resumed
00:48clashes at the border on Dec. 7, with both sides accusing each other of violating the truce.
00:58More than one hundred civilians have been killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated due to
01:03the fighting.
01:06This resident living in Thailand's Uban Ratchathani province said there were intermittent exchanges
01:11of fire in the area.
01:14Reports said that Thai and Cambodian forces battled for nine days over the Mountain 677, which is
01:20a strategic high ground along the frontier.
01:23The Thai Defense Ministry said, if the preliminary discussions proceed smoothly, they will be
01:28followed by a meeting between the defense ministers of both countries.
01:32Mr.
01:34Kuala Lumpur
01:36Kuala Lumpur
01:37In the Eleven
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