Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Observers to Enter Temple Fray

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Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (C) with counterparts Hor NamHong (L) of Cambodia and Kasit Piromya (R) of Thailand in Jakarta, Feb. 22, 2011. (AFP PHOTO / RUDI / MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS)

2011-02-22
Radio Free Asia

Thailand and Cambodia agree to allow an ASEAN team observe adherence to a ceasefire agreement.

Thailand and Cambodia will allow civilian and unarmed Indonesian military observers to be stationed along their common border in order to diffuse tensions following a bloody battle over a disputed area, according to officials.

An agreement that will see as many as 40 Indonesian observers to the area was agreed to by the two neighboring nations and brokered by the foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during an emergency meeting in Jakarta.

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