PHNOM PENH, Dec. 13 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said Saturday that he had a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss the Cambodian-Thai border conflict.
The phone talks, held Friday night local time, aimed to find ways to have a ceasefire and to return to the implementation of the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration between Cambodia and Thailand, the prime minister said on social media.
He also said he had a phone conversation with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday. “Cambodia has always been adhering to peaceful means for dispute resolutions, in accordance with the KL Joint Declaration,” he said.
The Cambodia-Thailand border conflict reignited on Sunday afternoon. Both sides accused each other of initiating the attack and confirmed casualties.
Trump said Friday on social media that Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to cease all shooting “effective Friday evening.” (Namibia Daily News / Xinhua)
