Thailand rejects ASEAN role in border row

Thailand rejects ASEAN role in border row

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A Thai official (L) and a Singaporean official (R) attend an ASEAN meeting in Singapore on July 22. ASEAN foreign ministers decided not to set up immediately a proposed ''contact group'' to mediate a tense border standoff between Thailand and Cambodia, after Thailand opposed the idea on grounds the two countries should try to resolve their dispute bilaterally before seeking the help of outsiders. (Kyodo)

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