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No deal in Thai-Cambodia border dispute

Cambodian troops - Disputed land
Cambodian troops - Disputed land

Talks between Cambodia and Thailand to resolve a military stand-off on their joint border has ended without a solution.

After nearly eight hours in closed-door meetings in an eastern Thai town, the two sides agreed only that force must not be used to resolve the nearly week-long crisis over disputed land near the 11th century Preah Vihear temple.

Both sides said they would take back the result of the discussions and the remaining problems to their governments.

More than 500 Thai and 1,000 Cambodian troops are stationed around a small Buddhist pagoda on disputed land on a mountain slope leading to Preah Vihear, which is owned by Cambodia.