WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump called Thailand and Cambodia on Friday to bolster the peace deal he brokered after fresh clashes erupted between the South-east Asian neighbours, White House said.
Trump co-signed a truce between the two countries on Oct 26 in Kuala Lumpur, touting it as one of several peace deals around the world that he believes should win him the Nobel Prize.
But Thailand suspended the deal on Nov 10 after a landmine blast, and the two sides traded accusations of new clashes on Nov 12 in which Phnom Penh said a civilian was killed.
“President Trump held calls with Thailand and Cambodia, in an effort to mediate the most recent conflict,” the White House said in a statement.
“He engaged with Malaysia as well to help end the violence.”
Malaysia has been acting as a broker in ending the conflict and Trump co-signed the deal in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday Malaysia is ready to hold a new round of talks between Thailand and Cambodia.
