Thai PM Calls For Bilateral Talks With Cambodia

BANGKOK, April 23 (Bernama) -- Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has called for Thai-Cambodian bilateral meetings to quickly resolve unsettled border issues -- following a new spate of clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops which erupted Friday, killing some six soldiers on both sides so far and more than a dozen other people wounded, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.

Abhisit said both sides should resume bilateral talks based on existing mechanisms, namely the Regional Border Committee (RBC) and the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC).

The Thai premier, however, reaffirmed Thailand's stance on solving the unsettled border problems with neighbouring Cambodia bilaterally to sort out solutions and prevent future clashes.

Meanwhile, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Cambodian Ambassador to Thailand to formally lodge a protest against Cambodian troop's assaults.

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