A: Hey buddy! Did you hear about the thing with Thailand and Cambodia?

B: Nope, what happened?

A: Well, they were having a bit of an argument over their border, right? There was this unfortunate incident last month where they had a fight and a Cambodian soldier died. But now, they're agreeing to go back to the positions they held before the clash!

B: Wow, that's good news then! So, they met up over the weekend to talk about it?

A: Yup! The Thai army is going back to where they agreed on last year, and Cambodia says they'll move their troops to 'appropriate areas' to cool things down.

B: That sounds like a step in the right direction! But why did they have to fight in the first place?

A: It seems they both had been beefing up their military presence along the border. After the skirmish, Thailand tightened its border security with Cambodia, and even said it will limit tourism in both directions from some crossings.

B: So they're having more talks this weekend? Any idea what they might decide?

A: Well, Cambodia wants to take the dispute to the International Court of Justice, but Thailand prefers to handle things through bilateral negotiations. Let's hope they can sort it out peacefully!
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Defense officials from Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to return their troops to positions they held before a fatal clash in a contested border area. Since last month's incident, both sides had been beefing up their military presence along the frontier.



Military representatives from the two countries held a meeting over the issue on Sunday.



After the talks, the Thai army said it will redeploy its soldiers to positions the two sides agreed on last year.
Cambodia's defense ministry says it will send its forces to "appropriate areas" to reduce tensions.



The countries' armed forces exchanged fire on May 28th. One Cambodian soldier died in the brief skirmish.



The confrontation prompted Thailand to tighten border security with Cambodia. On Saturday, Bangkok said it will cut operating hours at some border crossings and limit tourism in both directions.



The countries are set to hold more talks this weekend. Cambodia proposes taking the dispute to the International Court of Justice, but Thailand favors bilateral negotiations.