Trump urges the ceasefire from Cambodia-Thailand as border clashes kill 33

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he spoke to the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand, urging a ceasefire, adding that the United States would not return to the “trade table” with the Southeast Asian countries until the fight does not stop.

“I just had a very good call with the Prime Minister of Cambodia and I informed him of my discussions with Thailand, and his acting Prime Minister,” Trump Social on Saturday wrote in Scotland as part of a five-day trip to the United Kingdom.

“The two parties are looking for an immediate ceasefire and peace. They also seek to return to the” trade table “with the United States, which we think we are inappropriate to do until the fights cease.”

The president said that Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to meet immediately and “quickly determine a cease-fire and, finally, peace!

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A Thai military mobile unit is triggered towards Cambodia after Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery on Friday. (Reuters / Athit PerawongMetha)

The border clashes between the two countries continued for the third day on Saturday, leaving at least 33 people dead and moving 168,000.

The tensions broke out Thursday after a land mine at the border injured five Thai soldiers and the two countries undertook for the fighting.

Thailand has closed its border with Cambodia, and the two countries have recalled their ambassadors.

Cambodia said on Saturday that 12 other people had been killed and the Thai authorities said that a soldier had been killed.

Friday, a Buddhist monk is next to his dog in a bombs refuge in Thailand. (Reuters / Athit PerawongMetha)

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The United Nations Security Council also called for a de-escalation of the fighting, and Thai Foreign Affairs Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Anase) called for a peaceful resolution.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the current president of the Anase, said that the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia were open to a ceasefire.

“Thailand reaffirms its commitment to resolving the conflict peacefully and in accordance with international law,” said Sangiampongsa on Saturday, urging Cambodia to “return to the negotiating table with sincerity and good faith”.

People gather to receive water supplies given to Batthkao primary camp in Cambodia on Saturday. (Reuters / Soveit wire)

However, he said that Cambodia will have to stop fighting before Thailand considers a cease-fire.

The Cambodia Ministry of Defense on Saturday, however, condemned what he called an “act of aggression not provoked and premeditated” after five heavy artillery shells were dismissed in a Cambodian province.

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“Neither Thailand nor Cambodia seem to pay attention to international humanitarian law at great cost for civilians,” said John Sifton, director of advocacy in Asia at Human Rights Watch, in a statement. “The current diplomatic efforts must prioritize the protection of civilians and civil infrastructure.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.