The Nation
Thai-Cambodia General Border Committee (GBC) will convene a special session next Monday in Sa Kaew province of Thailand to defuse the military stand-off at the Preah Vihear temple.
The military stand-off entered the second day on Wednesday.
The GBC - a bilateral mechanism which is co-chaired by the Thai and Cambodian Ministers of Defense, or their representatives, and meets on a regular basis, was initially scheduled to hold its next session in August 2008, according to the Foreign Ministry.
The special session was called after Cambodia alleged that Thailand has deployed some 200 troops into "disputed area" near the Hindu temple. Phnom Penh also boosted 300 armed forces into the area to confront with their Thai counterparts.
The military stand-off entered the second day on Wednesday.
The GBC - a bilateral mechanism which is co-chaired by the Thai and Cambodian Ministers of Defense, or their representatives, and meets on a regular basis, was initially scheduled to hold its next session in August 2008, according to the Foreign Ministry.
The special session was called after Cambodia alleged that Thailand has deployed some 200 troops into "disputed area" near the Hindu temple. Phnom Penh also boosted 300 armed forces into the area to confront with their Thai counterparts.
