Thailand, Muslim militants agree to peace talks

March 01, 2013 01:19 am | Updated June 15, 2016 07:59 pm IST - KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia):

Thai authorities and Muslim militant leaders based in neighbouring Malaysia agreed on Thursday to hold talks to help ease nearly a decade of unrest in southern Thailand.

The agreement was signed in Kuala Lumpur ahead of a meeting later on Thursday between Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his Thai counterpart, Yingluck Shinawatra.

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