Group joins peace talks in Thailand

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 23, 2020 12:13 am

KUALA LUMPUR: The key rebel group behind a 16-year insurgency in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south has met the kingdom’s head negotiator for the first official meeting in their peace talks.

Observers see the dialogue as the best hope of ending a conflict which has left thousands dead in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces.

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