Hanoi, Dec. 23 -- The Republic of Korea (RoK) on December 23 urged Cambodia and Thailand to hold talks to resolve escalating border conflict, welcoming efforts by neighbouring countries to ease tensions. "We appreciate ASEAN's efforts to de-escalate tensions and seek a peaceful resolution to the situation," foreign ministry spokesperson Park Il said in a commentary as reported by Yonhap news agency. The RoK government urges Cambodia and Thailand to resolve the situation peacefully through dialogue at the earliest date possible, he said. Park added that Seoul welcomes the convening of the special foreign ministers' meeting among the 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which both Cambodia and Thailand are members, t...