Countries meet for a second day of negotiations after a truce agreed on Saturday to halt weeks of fighting.Thailand and Cambodia plan to rebuild mutual trust and consolidate a ceasefire, Beijing says at the end of two days of talks in southwestern China, despite new accusations from the Thai military that its Cambodian counterparts are violating the truce with drone flights.The foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia met with the Chinese foreign minister in Yunnan province on Monday for the scheduled two days of talks aimed at ending weeks of fierce fighting along their border that has killed more than 100 people and displaced more than half a million civilians in both countries.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe talks, billed as a “mutual confidence” building initiative aimed at restoring “peace, security and stability” along the border, were held after both sides agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday, freezing troop positions at their current locations.As part of the deal, Thailand has agreed to return 18 captured Cambodian soldiers on Tuesday if the ceasefire, which took effect at noon (05:00 GMT) on Saturday, is fully observed.‘Positive direction’Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said he believed the parties were “moving in a positive direction”.“We haven’t resolved everything, but I think we are making progress in the right direction, and we have to keep up the momentum,” he said.Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, speaking to Cambodian state TVK, said he believed the latest ceasefire would last and provide an environment for the neighbours to resolve their differences. Advertisement “We don’t want to return to the past, which means that no one wants to see this fighting happening …
