US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reiterated that the US wants the Cambodia-Thailand conflict to end as soon as possible, with the US actively supporting both countries.
“Cambodia and Thailand are scheduled to begin high-level talks in Malaysia shortly in hopes of achieving an immediate ceasefire. State department officials are on the ground in Malaysia to assist these peace efforts,” he said, via the social media platform X, this morning.
“Both President Donald Trump and I remain engaged with our respective counterparts in each country and are monitoring the situation very closely. We want this conflict to end as soon as possible,” he added.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his acting Thai counterpart will meet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today to negotiate the armed conflict, with mediation from the US.
“The purpose of this meeting is to achieve an immediate ceasefire, which the prime ministers of both Cambodia and Thailand agreed upon following the initiative proposed by US President Donald Trump last night,” Manet said on social media, adding the meeting, which was initiated by Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, will be observed by Chinese representatives.
