BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH — Military officials from Thailand and ‍Cambodia began talks on Wednesday, both countries said, days after the neighbors agreed to discuss resumption of a ceasefire after 16 days of fierce border clashes that have killed at least 86 people. The talks come two days after a special meeting in Kuala Lumpur of Southeast Asian foreign ministers convened to try to salvage a truce first brokered by ASEAN chair Malaysia and U.S. President Donald Trump after a previous round of clashes in July. Thai Defense Ministry spokesman Rear Admiral Surasant Kongsiri said Wednesday's ‍meeting of the General Border Committee would last three days and could pave the way for an agreement. The talks were held at a border checkpoint towards the southern end of their 817-km (508 mile) frontier. "If the secretariat meeting goes smoothly and leads to an agreement, then there will be a meeting between the defense ministers of the ‍two countries on December 27," Surasant told reporters. Cambodian defense ministry spokeswoman Maly Socheata said the ‍talks began at 4:30 p.m. (local time), l