No agreement in border talks between Thai and Cambodia

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Source: CCTV.com | 10-14-2008 13:54

Thailand's new foreign minister arrived in Phnom Penh on Monday for talks with his Cambodian counterpart an attempt to defuse a row over a 900-year-old temple.

Thailand's Foreign Minister Sompong Amornvivat (L) meets with Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh October 13, 2008.(Tang Chhinsothy/Pool/Reuters)

The talks on the simmering border dispute came after a brief clash between Thai and Cambodian soldiers along the border earlier in October.

But the one-day meeting made little headway, with the foreign ministers failing to reach an agreement.

Tensions flared between the two countries in July after the ancient Preah Vihear temple became a UNESCO world heritage site, irking nationalists in Thailand who claim ownership of the site.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei