Cambodia, Thailand and Trump
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The talks, announced by a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister's office on Sunday, come after pressure from U.S. President Trump to reach a ceasefire.
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire talks after Trump steps in, but border clashes persist
Thailand and Cambodia have signaled their readiness to negotiate a ceasefire after mediation by U.S. President Donald Trump
Thailand and Cambodia's leaders will meet in Malaysia for peace talks on Monday, as the countries clashed for a fourth day in a deadly border dispute.
Both countries' foreign ministers agreed that no other country should be involved in the issue, Mohamad Hasan said.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday called upon Cambodia and Thailand to put an end to the ongoing deadly border conflict, threatening them that America would not make any trade deal with them if they did not announce a ceasefire.
"The U.S. already flunked the test and that should be a wakeup call," a former senior U.S. State Department official told Newsweek.