KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire and start talks on their decades-long border dispute under the mediation of Malaysia, the current chair of the
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to a ceasefire and start talks on their decades-long border dispute under the mediation of Malaysia, the current chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan announced on Sunday.
Mohamad said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai were set to meet in Malaysia on Monday evening.
The talks in Malaysia come after Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim proposed a ceasefire on Friday and US President Donald Trump threatened to scuttle tariff talks with both nations if they did not agree to a ceasefire.
“They have full confidence in Malaysia and asked me to be a mediator,” Mohamad said, adding he had talked with his Cambodian and Thai counterparts and they agreed no other country should be involved in the issue.
