Cambodian and Thai leaders meet but make no breakthrough on border
After failing to achieve a breakthrough in their border dispute, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, left, and his Thai counterpart, Anutin Charnvirakul, right, held a press conference on Thursday evening alongside their host, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit in Cebu, the Philippines. © Reuters
RAMON ROYANDOYAN, NATSUMI KAWASAKI and DANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN
CEBU, Philippines/PHNOM PENH — The Thai and Cambodian prime ministers met for the first time in more than six months on Thursday but failed to reach a significant breakthrough to repair fraught bilateral relations — even though Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, who mediated the discussion, said some unspecified agreements were reached.
