RIA Novosti (Russia)
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday that planned peace talks between Thai and Cambodian defense ministers had been rescheduled.
The talks to end a conflict over a long-standing border dispute were abruptly cancelled when Thai Defense Minister Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon left for China on Wednesday morning.
“We are not pulling out of cease-fire talks with Cambodia,” Vejjajiva said. “We will set a new date as soon as Defense Minister Prawit Wongsuwon comes back from China.”
Before flying to Beijing, Gen. Prawit said his meeting in China was scheduled several months ago and could not be cancelled. But Thai media cited a military spokesman as saying that the decision was made in response to Cambodian claims that Thailand was admitting defeat by attending the talks.
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