He said he wanted to help “end the violence”. US President Donald Trump “held telephone exchanges with Thailand and Cambodia in an effort to resolve their recent conflict,” the White House said on Friday.
On October 26 in Malaysia, he co-signed a ceasefire agreement between the two countries.
The American president “is also in contact with Malaysia to help end the violence,” a senior American official said, as new clashes broke out on the border between Thailand and Cambodia.
Suspended peace agreement
Cambodia and Thailand traded accusations of fresh clashes along their border on Wednesday, and Phnom Penh said a Cambodian civilian had been killed.
Shortly before, Bangkok announced the suspension of a United States-backed peace agreement.
The American president claims to have ended eight conflicts in the world, including the conflict between the two Southeast Asian countries, since he returned to the White House in January. He believed that this mediation effort would win him the Nobel Peace Prize.
However, experts note that government intervention in some of these conflicts has been minimal or non-existent.
However, several governments around the world openly supported Donald Trump’s nomination for this award.
