Trump, Cambodia and Thailand
Digest more
By Shoon Naing, Artorn Pookasook and Susan Heavey SISAKET, Thailand/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand had agreed to meet immediately to quickly work out a ceasefire,
Negotiations to end the border conflict, which has killed dozens of people since it began last week, are scheduled for Monday in Malaysia’s capital.
The UN Security Council held an emergency closed-door meeting Friday in New York. Malaysia, which chairs the 10-nation regional bloc that includes both countries, called for an end to the hostilities and offered to mediate.
"The U.S. already flunked the test and that should be a wakeup call," a former senior U.S. State Department official told Newsweek.
KameraOne on MSN3d
Gas station in Thailand attacked with missiles from CambodiaAt least eight civilians were killed in attacks in a disputed border area between Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday, according to authorities. Thailand said Cambodian soldiers opened fire on a military base in Surin.