Thailand, Cambodia open to ceasefire talks
Hun Manet said on Sunday (Jul 27) that his foreign minister would talk to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to coordinate with the Thais, but warned Bangkok against reneging on any agreement.
Meanwhile, Thailand said late Saturday it agrees in principle to entering a ceasefire with Cambodia and beginning a "bilateral dialogue" aimed at ending the nations' deadliest fighting in more than a decade.
The Southeast Asian neighbours exchanged heavy artillery fire for a third straight day on Saturday, as a border conflict that has killed at least 33 people and displaced more than 150,000 from their homes spread across the frontier.
"Thailand agrees in principle to have a ceasefire in place," the Thai foreign ministry said in a statement on X.
That followed a post by Trump on Truth Social, who said he had spoken with Cambodian leader Hun Manet and Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai and that the two sides have agreed to meet and "quickly work out" a ceasefire.
Thailand's foreign ministry confirmed a phone call between Trump and Phumtham, and stressed that regarding a possible ceasefire and that "Thailand would like to see sincere intention from the Cambodian side".
It said Phumtham requested Trump to "convey to the Cambodian side that Thailand wants to convene a bilateral dialogue as soon as possible to bring forth measures and procedures for the ceasefire and the eventual peaceful resolution of the conflict".
ARTILLERY HEARD
Thailand and Cambodia exchanged artillery fire for a fourth day Sunday, AFP journalists and the Cambodian defence ministry said, despite growing talk of a possible ceasefire.
AFP journalists in the Cambodian town of Samraong, around 20km from the border conflict zone, heard the regular thump of artillery from dawn, tallying with a ministry spokeswoman's statement that clashes began near two disputed temples around 4.50am.
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