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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eileen Ng

Thailand and Cambodia to deploy ceasefire monitors despite deadlock over captured soldiers

Malaysia Thailand Cambodia - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Thailand and Cambodia agreed Thursday to establish interim observer teams to monitor a fragile ceasefire that ended five days of of deadly armed border clashes, even as the fate of 18 Cambodian soldiers captured by Thailand remains unresolved.

The first meeting of the General Border Committee concluded after four days of talks in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, with a focus on ensuring the full implementation of the ceasefire brokered by Malaysia on July 28.

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