The General Border Committee (GBC) meeting between Thailand and Cambodia, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur from Monday to Thursday, has agreed to the inclusion of representatives from China, the US, and this year’s ASEAN chair Malaysia as observers.
A trilateral meeting via video conference between Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia was held on Saturday in preparation for the GBC meeting, The Nation Thailand reported on Sunday. This discussion demonstrates the parties’ commitment to peaceful engagement and constructive dialogue, and it will hopefully contribute to the collective responsibility to uphold peace and stability in the ASEAN region, according to a Facebook post by Malaysian Defense Minister Khaled Nordin, the report said.
Thailand’s Acting Defense Minister General Natthapon Nakpanich welcomed the consensus on holding the extraordinary GBC meeting in Malaysia. “It is my pleasure to confirm that Thailand accepts the proposal to include representatives from Malaysia, as the ASEAN Chair, US and China, who have been providing assistance since July 28, as observers to the GBC meeting,” he said in a statement, The Star reported.
