Cambodia’s Hun Manet willing to agree to ceasefire with Thailand

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Sunday Cambodia is willing to agree to an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" between the armed forces of Cambodia and Thailand, according to Xinhua.

In a social media post, Hun Manet said he had a phone discussion on Saturday night with US President Donald Trump over the issue of armed clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border.

During the conversation, Trump expressed his desire not to see war or fighting that would lead to many deaths and injuries on both sides, including soldiers and civilians, and wished to see an immediate ceasefire and peace between the two countries, said Hun Manet.

"In response, I made it clear to Honorable President Donald Trump that Cambodia agreed with the proposal for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between the two armed forces," he said.

Hun Manet said he had assigned Prak Sokhonn, Cambodian deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, to discuss with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the ceasefire proposal.

Trump said he also had a phone conversation with acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

"I have just spoken to the Acting Prime Minister of Thailand, and it was a very good conversation," he said in a social media post.

"Thailand, like Cambodia, wants to have an immediate Ceasefire, and PEACE," he added.