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Thai, Cambodian envoys set temple talks

The foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia will meet Monday in an effort to resolve a weeklong military standoff over an ancient border temple that sits on disputed land, Thailand's prime minister said Thursday. ...full story at CNN

from CNN on Thu, Jul 24 2008

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