Indonesia is optimistic that diplomacy is back on track for Cambodia and Thailand to resolve a border dispute that has sparked deadly military clashes, its foreign minister said Thursday.
Progress was made on the issue of having observers enforce the truce at the disputed border, Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said after a Joint Border Committee meeting. He said he has informed his Thai counterpart in Bangkok about the progress.
"The main message out of today's meeting is diplomacy is back on track," he said, and the parties are trying to solve the problems through dialogue. Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong led his country's delegation to the meeting in the West Java town. Thailand's delegation was led by a foreign ministry adviser.
Acting for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Indonesia brokered an agreement in February under which military observers will be sent to enforce a cease-fire after clashes over disputed land surrounding an 11th century temple killed at least eight. Phnom Penh has already urged Indonesia to send observers to the border even if Bangkok doesn't consent.
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