US EditionTrump Calls Thailand and Cambodia After New Clashes Upend His Ceasefire Deal
President Trump intervened to reinforce a ceasefire after renewed border violence caused civilian casualties and accusations, with Malaysia helping mediate the dispute, officials said.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump called the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia to bolster a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, the White House said.
- Longstanding territorial disputes stem from a colonial-era map drawn when Cambodia was under French rule and centuries of enmity, leading to a five-day armed conflict in late July that killed dozens before a U.S.-brokered truce on October 26.
- Thailand suspended the deal on Monday after a landmine blast, and clashes on Wednesday left one villager dead and three wounded in Prey Chan, Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia.
- Trump pressed trade leverage by threatening to withhold trade privileges and steep tariffs, and aboard Air Force One he told reporters, `I stopped a war just today` flying to his Mar-a-Lago estate, Florida.
- The ceasefire does not set a path to resolve the underlying border claims, while Malaysia and the U.S. highlight continued external mediation in the region.
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Trump says Cambodia, Thailand ‘going to be fine’ after calls over border conflict, Malaysia also engaged
WASHINGTON, Nov 15 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday he thought Thailand and Cambodia were “going to be fine” after holding phone calls with the leaders of the two nations to help mediate the most recent flare-up in the conflict between them.Thailand this week suspended a US-brokered ceasefire deal and demanded an apology over allegations that Cambodia had laid fresh landmines, which Cambodia denies.Long-running tensions over a disputed…
Cambodia and Thailand have accused each other of new attacks along the common border.
US President Donald Trump has called the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand after clashes flared up again between the two countries despite a ceasefire he brokered.
The U.S. president maintained direct contacts with both governments to sustain the truce signed in Kuala Lumpur, as tension escalates again with cross accusations, a dead civilian and the suspension of the peace agreement.
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