Hanoi (VNA) – Thai army negotiators and Islamic insurgents reached an agreement on establishing a ‘safe zone’ in Thailand’s insecure south.
The agreement, the result of talks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a small but significant step in negotiations to end the 13-year-long conflict in southern Thailand.
In an annoucement, Mara Patani, a representative of the insurgents, said in a trust-building measure, Thailand’s army and insurgents passed a joint framework on implementing a safe zone in one of five proposed districts, without mentioning which district.
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