Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held a meeting of the National Security Council on Friday (June 6) and said the military is ready to defend Thai sovereignty, but will still pursue peace "as much as possible".<br /><br />Paetongtarn emphasised that the government and the army are in "constant consultation" and supporting each other.<br /><br />Thailand and Cambodia had for days exchanged carefully worded statements committing to dialogue after a brief skirmish in an undemarcated border area on May 28 in which a Cambodian soldier was killed.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
