Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III has offered to help "in any way" to resolve the row between Thailand and Cambodia, Foreign Secretary Albert Del Rosario said Saturday.

Del Rosario said that the President offered his help during the plenary session following the opening ceremonies of the 18th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit being held here from May 7 to 8.
He said the President urged both countries to end the conflict and bring it to a peaceful resolution.

"The President expressed the desire of the Philippines to be of help in any way they can. And he has urged that the conflict be brought to a peaceful resolution in the spirit of ASEAN, brotherhood and solidarity," Del Rosario said.

The Thailand-Cambodia border dispute began in June 2008 involving the area surrounding the 11th-century Preah Vihear Temple, located between the Choam Khsant district in the Preah Vihear province of northern Cambodia and the Kantharalak district (amphoe) in the Sisaket province of Northeastern Thailand.