Thai, Cambodian militaries to hold joint drills

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The armed forces of Thailand and Cambodia are holding the two nations’ first joint training exercise on search, rescue, and disaster relief this month. The search and rescue exercise will be held from August 6 to 19 while the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief training will be conducted from August 16 to 21.

Both training exercises held in Thailand aim at enhance bilateral cooperation between the two armies. The exercises were agreed to during a meeting with General Ith Sarath, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), and General Thitichai Tiantong, Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) Chief of Joint Staff.

 

According to a Ministry of National Defence statement yesterday, both countries discussed bilateral cooperation on border security and other issues to be resolved, as well as humanitarian issues. The statement said that the Thai Border Affairs Department requested Cambodia to establish medical exchanges between the two countries’ militaries.

 

 

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