Thai and Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire

Thai foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, pictured, and Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sokhonn were meeting on Sunday (Thai MFA via AP)

Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China on Sunday as Beijing seeks to strengthen its role in mediating the two countries’ border dispute, a day after they signed a new ceasefire.

The ceasefire agreement signed on Saturday calls for a halt to weeks of fighting along their contested border that has killed more than 100 people and displaced more than half-a-million in both countries.