US President Donald Trump said he spoke with the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia and they agreed to recommit to a ceasefire after border clashes last week that threatened to erupt into a larger conflict.
Trump said both sides agreed to stop fighting and return to the terms of a peace deal signed in Malaysia in late October.
"I had a very good conversation this morning with the Prime Minister of Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul, and the Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Manet, regarding the very unfortunate reawakening of their long war," Trump said.
"They have agreed to cease all shooting from this evening and return to the original Peace Agreement reached with me and them, with the help of the great Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim," he added.
Fresh fighting broke out between Cambodia and Thailand earlier this week, with both sides accusing each other of firing first.
The Thai military said its airstrikes against targets in Cambodia came in response to a Cambodian attack that killed at least one Thai soldier and wounded eight others in a border province.
Trump suggested that a roadside bomb that killed and wounded Thai soldiers caused the explosion, but said it "was an accident."
"But still, Thailand responded very strongly," he said.
During the few days of fighting, more than 20 people were killed and more than half a million were displaced.
Trump said that with his intervention, "both countries are ready for peace and for continued trade with the United States of America." /Telegraph/
