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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-24-08 09:51 AM
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Thailand and Cambodia vow peace
Source: BBC

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to resolve a border dispute peacefully "for the sake of our neighbourliness".

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The demarcation of land around Preah Vihear temple on the countries' border has never been clearly settled.

Tensions have recently been rekindled, and last week erupted into open combat. Three Cambodian and one Thai soldier died in exchanges of fire.

(snip)

"We are not just neighbours, we are very good friends indeed," Thai Foreign Minister Sompong Amornwiwat said.



Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7688451.stm



This is a hopeful sign.
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